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Our aim with Food Bandits is to share some delicious cakes and pies, occasionally a dinner recipe - which is somehow always way more popular than cake recipes - and to provide allergen friendly options. Baking vegan and gluten free is not that difficult once you know the tips and tricks or in other words: the chemistry behind baking (also we have a whole series on the blog about that subject , bet you didn’t know in school that baking a pie equals chemistry). Eating more plant based is the future but it doesn’t mean that vegan is always better..until this cake came along and now I can safely say: vegans? They do it better.

Chocolate espresso cake

With the holiday season in sight we wanted to make a delicious two tiered chocolate espresso cake. It is vegan and gluten free and we used a few raspberries from our own garden. The ones we could save from Moos (the doxie) actually since he likes picking them.

The cake is airy and light, also allergen friendly so it is suitable for almost everyone…

Banana bread series chocolate

When we first shared a recipe for our banana bread series (click here for recipe 1 and here for recipe 2) someone on Instagram told us that her favourite recipe came from our cook book “Andere Koek”. And honestly, I do think that’s one of our best recipes. The workshop cake, breakfast cake and waffles are other great classics, but this one is actually really good! Vegan and gluten free…

Three tier chocolate cake

For a blog that specializes in pies and cakes, my birthday cakes are generally surprisingly bad. There’s photographic proof of this on Instagram, where we just ended up sticking some sparklers in the cake, because it was really just that terrible. In the end, it took us a whole year to improve last year’s lemon meringue cake. But now I do have one (although it’s not the prettiest thing and the bad January lighting doesn’t help matters either) that’s actually good! It tastes delicious and: I have a birthday cake!

Gluten and dairy free bundt cake

To be completely honest with you, I absolutely love kitsch. More so than I love white and minimalism. But even in my own home I go for light colours, only to then ask myself why I ever thought that was a good idea with three pets running around the house and me being the queen of getting chocolate stains absolutely everywhere. But, yes, I usually go for light colours and would describe the style of Food Bandits as “cake on marble”. But now the time has finally come for me to finally use my one true love: edible glitter. If there is ever going to be a recipe that somehow requires tiger print in any way, I will have finally completed my life goal on this blog. For the holidays we have created this wonderfully soft chocolate Bundt cake, complete with chocolate sauce. And now that the holidays are finally here, I think everyone can use a little bit of glitter or fireworks in their life.

Christmas desserts

The holidays are knocking at the door and although I always start the Christmas season early in mid-November and consequently hate it by the time it’s actually there and would much rather just eat pizza, I do wish to draw your attention to some great and easy desserts this year (read: chocolate cakes, always a good choice). These cakes are gluten free and vegan, so you know for sure that everyone can enjoy them!

Gooey vegan and gf chocolate cake

Imagine having a brownie, a chocolate cake, and a Schwartzwälder kirsch torte in one. And now imagine this also being incredibly easy to make, while also being gluten free and completely plantbased! No worrying about finding all the ingredients at your local supermarket. Doesn’t that deserve its own celebratory statue or at the very least its own song, written and performed for Food Bandits?

The cookies we send

A couple of a years ago, I was spending my birthday laying on the couch, just like another other day (I know I’ll die with a flat head), when a big envelope fell through our letter box. Inside it, there were (still completely whole) homemade oatmeal cookies from Barbara from De Wereld van Fien (literally translated: Fien’s World). She had sent a sweet little birthday card along with it and that’s when I truly felt like it was my birthday. It was so special receiving freshly made cookies like that, and since then Johann and I have also been sending cookies to people who we feel is in the need for a little support, or as a way to say “thank you”.

Simple series granola

Granola is the perfect recipe for someone who can’t bake to save their life, but it is also a great basis for a good healthy breakfast, and will give you a happy feeling for the rest of the week.

To be completely honest, this is also my way of cooking and baking: throw a bunch of stuff together and pop it in the oven. But, of course, Food Bandits does sound a lot nicer. We make a big bowl of granola regularly, and I have some every morning with some fresh fruits, and Johann drowns it in almond milk.

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Chocolate pear cake

Simple cakes are, of course, the best. Especially now that we’re so busy with selling our house, looking for a new house, Johann’s new job, and the new work for Food Bandits, we don’t really have the time to spend literal hours in the kitchen.

For this cake, you’ll only need a bowl and a wooden spoon, and you’ll be good to go!

Ultimate chocolate pie

Whoa alweer het einde van onze kerst reeks met recepten. Ik hoop dat je inmiddels al je menu rond hebt waarbij je niet te lang in de keuken hoeft te staan of eerst 35455555 supermarkten hoef te bezoeken. Er is tenslotte niks mis met een lekkere pizza en zolang het een beetje gezellig is met kerst heb je al een fijne dag te pakken. Johann en ik hebben wel eens wat friet in de oven gegooid, een spuuglelijke joggingbroek aan gedaan en een stapel dvd's gekeken. Was een zeer ontspannen kerst kan ik je vertellen.