Quick & Easy Vegan Bake Sale: More than 150 Delicious Sweet and Savory Vegan Treats Perfect for Sharing (Quick and Easy (Experiment)) [Paperback]

Carla Kelly (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 2011 | Series: Quick and Easy (Experiment)

Over 150 Delicious, Easy-to-Make Vegan Treats Perfect for Bake Sales, Afterschool Snacking, and Sharing with Kids and Adults Alike

Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale is your guide to crafting irresistible treats in a snap. With over 150 recipes to choose from, plus dozens of variations, you’re sure to find the perfect solution for your birthday, block party, bake sale (including the annual Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale)—or just your sudden craving for:

Espresso Chocolate-Chip Coffee Cake • Spelt Jam Thumbprint Cookies Vanilla Bean Cupcakes • Creamy Dreamy Lemon Mousse Pie • White Balsamic Fruit Tarts with Jam Glaze • Chai Chocolate Mini Loaves • Poppy Seed and Raspberry Muffins • Rocky Road Brownies, and more!

Carla Kelly, the talented mom behind the popular blog The Year of the Vegan, spills all her secrets on how to hold a great bake sale—with crowd-pleasing treats that are easy to store, transport, and share. Beginning bakers will love her tips on key techniques, must-have utensils, and how to “troubleshoot” baking gone wrong. And a helpful glossary of wheat-free, nut-free, and soy-free options ensures that everyone can join the party.

Chocolate ganache . . . blueberry cream . . . homemade marzipan . . . after one bite, vegans and nonvegans alike will be too busy enjoying fantastic flavor to even think of missing milk, eggs, or butter. And since it’s all quick and easy to make, you definitely won’t be too busy to bake your cake—and eat it too!

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Whether you’re holding the bake sale to end all bake sales or just looking for a tasty treat to tuck into a lunch box, Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale has got you covered. Accessible ingredients, tons of well-organized info, and scrumptious recipes make this cookbook one to keep out on your counter.”
—Isa Chandra Moskowitz, bestselling author of Veganomicon

“Grab this book and have a bake sale! From can’t-miss standards like Lemon Bars and Peanut Butter Cookies to imaginative creations like Rhubarb Squares, Chai Chocolate Mini Loaves, and Parsnip and Orange Muffins, the recipes in Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale are sure to be a hit at your bake sale, with your friends and coworkers, and with you! Carla Kelly fills this fantastic cookbook with super-useful, simple-to-read sections on how to follow recipes flawlessly, match baked goods to the seasons, plan a vegan bake sale, and more. Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale is a valuable ingredient in creating delicious, memorable baked desserts and savory dishes for all occasions.”
—Gary Loewenthal, founder of Worldwide Vegan Bake Sale

“Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale is full of creative, quick, fun recipes that will delight vegans and meat eaters alike. Carla takes all the guesswork out of baking with simple how-tos that will turn even the most novice baker into a pro in no time. I love the way Carla infuses both sweet and savory treats with fruits and vegetables—my taste buds have never been so happy and my kitchen has never smelled so good!”
—Alicia C. Simpson, author of Quick and Easy Vegan Comfort Food

“Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale gives everyone a very good reason to bake—because they can! Carla draws on years of baking experience, crafting goodies to satisfy both sweet and savory inclinations. Offering extensive tips, advice, and recipe variations throughout, Carla steps in as your very own baking tutor. Strap on that apron, it’s time to release your inner baker!”
—Dreena Burton, author of Eat, Drink and Be Vegan

“Whether you are raising money for your sixth grader to go to camp, looking to help out a local animal sanctuary, or simply trying to spread the vegan word with delicious cookies and cupcakes, you’ll find that Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale is not only chock-full of delicious recipes (specifically designed for bake sales) but also contains a whole chapter of helpful information on holding the perfect vegan bake sale.”
—Joni Marie Newman, coauthor of 500 Vegan Recipes and The Complete Guide to Vegan Food Substitutions

“As soon as I bit into one of Carla’s Green Tea Latte Cookies and after that, her Ginger Crunch, I was officially hooked. This is a must-have cookbook for anyone who loves baking, and for everyone else who doesn’t even know they love baking yet.”
—Celine Steen, coauthor of 500 Vegan Recipes

“Everybody wants their creations to steal the show at a bake sale. Especially vegans. That just got easier, thanks to Carla Kelly. Stuffed with recipes for both savory and sweet goodies, Quick and Easy Vegan Bake Sale includes tips and techniques to ensure that your bake sale is a success and your contribution steals the spotlight.”
—Tamasin Noyes, VeganAppetite.com and author of American Vegan Kitchen

About the Author

CARLA KELLY is an experienced cook and baker, having started well before the age of ten. As the eldest of five children, she often made baked treats and dinner for her family. She has been a vegan for over sevenyears and a vegetarian for fifteen more before that, and has developed recipes to suit herself and her family on this journey. She writes the popular blog The Year of the Vegan (VeganYear.blogspot.com) and lives in British Columbia with her family.

Product Details

• Paperback: 296 pages
• Publisher: The Experiment (April 12, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1615190260
• ISBN-13: 978-1615190263
• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 0.7 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #344,221 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Love the British influence May 12, 2011

By vegan from CO

Format:Paperback

I've wanted this book ever since seeing a picture of her Rocky Road Brownies on her website, but what really got me interested was the British influence on this book - having lived in the UK there are a lot of baked goods that I didn't know I missed until now.

My favorite recipe so far are the sausage rolls - it's worth buying the book just for this recipe!
The lemon bread and butter pudding was a huge hit too.
The hot cross buns, Jaffa loaf, Sticky Toffee pudding cake and Lamingtons are all next on my list.

Carla also has lots of notes and variations for most recipes - which comes in handy when you find out at the last minute
that you've run out of one of the main ingredients. Even recipes for making your own soy creamer or english custard powder!

The instructions are clear and easy to follow and the recipes are laid out well.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to follow and delicious, too! April 18, 2011

By Maddie3

Format:Paperback

While I am a non-vegan, I purchased this book as I have a few vegan friends and would like to have something to serve them when they are over. I have already made a few of the recipes (with the help of my young daughter!) and found them easy to follow. Unlike a previous commentator, I have not had difficulty finding any of the ingredients thus far. I was able to get everything at the large-ish suburban grocery store where I usually shop. I do appreciate a culinary adventure, so buying new ingredients does not phase me. So far the family favourites are the Balsamic Fruit Tarts, the No-Bake Chocolate Truffle Inspired Cookies and (my personal favourite) the the Pecan Date Cookies. My kids do eat (and enjoy!) fruit and we love rhubarb....just waiting for it to get big enough to pick from the garden to try the recipes with rhubarb...especially the Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble Top Pie.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A baking gem April 19, 2011

By Mrs. E. Wyman

Format:Paperback

I've never bought any baking books before, mostly because I don't really have a sweet tooth. I do sometimes want to take baked goods to work or events though, so I thought this book would be a good place to start. Naturally I started with the savoury items though. The cheese and onion pasties are delicious - they are something I grew up with and this recipe captures them perfectly. Even my cheese eating husband loved them. The spanokopita loaf, lightly toasted and served with vegan cream cheese made a fabulous snack for visiting (non vegan) friends - and kept beautifully in the freezer. The pea and asparagus tart is delightful, perfect for picnics. My confidence was up so I tried a few of the sweeter items too. Again I grew up with shortbread so I made a batch and took it to work where non vegans devoured it. The rhubarb and strawberry pie was a summer delight. I've just spotted the eccles cake, which yet again I grew up eating. They're next on my list.

For non experienced bakers like myself, there's a fabulous introduction which describes all the terms like creaming and beating which many authors expect you to understand. Baking using yeast very helpfully gets its own chapter, and I'm sure I'll be returning to it.

The greatest thing about this book is its breadth. Don't like fruit? Start with all the chocolate ideas. Not keen on pie? Make cookies. No sweet tooth? Work through the savouries. Fear of baking? Try the "no bake" ideas. Allergies? All helpfully listed. Experienced baker? Move straight to the yeast or some of the more complex recipes.

Whether an experienced baker or new to it like I was, I can promise you'll find lots of scrummy things to make here. Well worth 5 stars.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book for a not so good baker April 25, 2011

By K. Lahn

Format:Paperback

I've read some of the negative review here and am a little baffled. Baking has never been my strong suit, especially yeast baked goods. I have made many recipes from this book and have had excitingly good results (even with the yeasted breads). I made the hot crossed buns and the sandwich bread. Both turned out fantastic.

The author is from the UK, so there are a couple of recipes that may have hard to find ingredients in the U.S. (custard powder is an example, I did find this at a specialty store because I just had to make the recipe!). I find most of my favorite cook books have some ingredients I don't have in my pantry or that are tricky to find in the regular grocery store. I either don't make those or I find the ingredients online. Most of the recipes use fairly easy to find ingredients. I don't think I own a single cookbook that I like 100% of the recipes. This one has some really great stuff.

As far as being kid-friendly, there are many recipes in here that kids in our neighborhood loved (I like to share). I guess it just depends on the kid. As someone else said, it doesn't make this a bad book, it just make it one that particular reader's family might not get a lot of use out of it. It would be great to be able to see the table of contents. I always like to see that before I buy.

I, for one, give this a huge thumbs up as it has made me a better baker. The Car Tire Cookies will rock your world. Oh and the hazelnut bundt cake recipe was requested by one of my vegan-phobic supervisors. If you only like standard cookie recipes like oatmeal, chocolate chip, peanut butter and sugar cookies there are a few good recipes in here for you. If you like a great variety of baked goods, this book is a must. I hope the bad reviews don't turn people away.... You will be missing out on a great addition to you collection.

Now I want to go bake something!!! Read more ›