Vegan showstoppers

These puds from Jane’s Patisserie are packed with festive flavours

Ingredients (Serves 8) 65 g ready-to-eat dried apricots, chopped 65 g ready-to-eat dried figs, chopped 75 g ready-to-eat dried prunes, chopped 65 g Maraschino or glacé cherries, halved Half an orange,

By Carol Becker Makes 1 loaf cake | Prep 15 mins | Cook 55 mins 60ml egg replacer, equal to 1 egg200g sugar115ml plant-based butter, melted360ml oat milk250g self-raising flour1 tsp baking powder½ tsp

Take the stress out of the proceedings and let your kitchen appliances do all the hard work

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