AQUAFABA TEA CAKE.

Posted on June 17, 2019 by emiliajochymek

And how not to take food photos

Last weekend myself and my little family went to the Lake District for our hiking adventure. Our purpose was to claim Catbells (451 m) no matter what the weather will be like. Well prepared with backpacks full of healthy food we arrived at Grange in Borrowdale and started walking towards our goal. We took water bottles, a box of energy balls, sandwiches, some fruit, chocolate aquafaba cake and cereal bars from Aldi. I imagined myself making a stunning photo of my healthy chocolate tea cake on the summit. Finally, on the top, I was bending, laying on the wet ground and hoping to capture my best picture ever. What have I ended up with? Instead of appealing tea cake, I had a beautiful Derwent Water and mountains view with 3 brown steaks in the bottom of the photo looking absolutely pointless over that incredible landscape. I think my main mistakes were not exposing the food properly and making the view my main focus and not making food the main object. The rule of thirds would be quite useful here as well.

"I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it" -Vincent Van Gogh

You can make cakes from oats, millet and even beans. What is even more wonderful, you can also make cakes from water from cooked beans and chickpeas instead of eggs. You help saving the environment by not wasting food and by not using eggs or just using less in your household! Every effort matters! And every little step counts. Imagine every person doing a little bit for ecology, being slightly more aware and respectful for this planet and for all lives on Earth. We don’t have to turn Pescatarians all at once and turn our lives up side down, but if everyone does their bit, the world would be much prettier place!

Vegan Tea Cake with Aquafaba- Recipe

What you need:

Water from 2 boxes/cans (about 1 1/4 glass) of beans/chickpeas (It’s called aquafaba)

½ cup or more (It’s really up to you!) sugar/ sweetener of your choice (I mixed coconut sugar & xylitol)

2-3 cups of favourite flour (I added 1 cup of millet and 2 cups of white spelt)

1-2 tbsp of cocoa powder (how chocolatey do you like your cakes?)

¼ cup of almond oil/ coconut oil or whatever oil you have at home (I wouldn’t recommend goose fat though! 😉)

1 ½ tsp of baking soda

1 glass of milk of your choice (I added oat milk)

Handful of cocoa nibs

Method

Mix all dry ingrediens together.
Beat your aquafaba with milk.
Add oil to the wet ingredients, keep mixing.
Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix together until you have a nice smooth consistency.
Line baking tin with baking paper.
Pour your mix to the baking tin.
Bake in 170°C for 10 minutes.
After 10 minutes cover with aluminium foil or alternative to prevent burning.
Bake for another 40 minutes.