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Vanilla Cupcakes

Plush, bakery-style vanilla cupcakes with a velvety crumb from whipped eggs and hot milk batter. They stay moist for days and take any frosting well.

WesternCakes, Sweet42 minServes 12108 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: plain / all purpose flour

HB-15697 · Hand-built original

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Vanilla mug cake

A single-serving vanilla sponge mixed and microwaved in a mug in about a minute, served warm with ice cream, frosting, jam or lemon curd.

Cakes and baking40 minServes 1164 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: spread

HB-8705 · Hand-built original

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Vanilla No-Bake Cheesecake With a Chocolate Cookie Crust

A no-bake vanilla cheesecake on a chocolate cookie crust, chilled until firm and sliceable.

5 hrMakes one 9-inch round cake4 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: wafers

HB-17330 · Hand-built original

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Vegan Banana-Oat Pancakes

Banana and oat pancakes with crisp edges and tender centres, the batter ground from oats with cinnamon and vanilla and studded with whole oats and chocolate chips. Slices of the second banana cook on top of each pancake.

2 servings807 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: divided

HB-18336 · Hand-built original

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Vegan Buttermilk Pancakes

Vegan pancakes made with almond milk soured with apple cider vinegar, cinnamon and a little almond extract, griddled until bubbles appear before flipping.

AmericanBreakfast20 minServes 4171 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: apple

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-11548 · Hand-built original

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Vegan Christmas cake

A rich vegan fruit cake soaked in sherry, topped with marzipan and a smooth aquafaba icing.

BritishCakes and baking4 hrMakes 1 x 8in cakeVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: below

HB-17325 · Hand-built original

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Vegan Coca-Cola Cake

A vegan chocolate cola cake baked in a 13x9 pan, its batter loosened with hot Coca-Cola, lemon and cardamom, and topped with a billowy chocolate and vegan butter frosting.

Dessert1 hr 10 min12 servings450 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: nonstick vegetable oil spray

HB-8710 · Hand-built original

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Vegan Halloween marble cake

This spooktacular Halloween cake is made without dairy or eggs, making it great for vegans or those with allergies. Get messy with the dark chocolate drip to create this fabulous melted black candle design. Decorate the top of the cake with a black, white or gold candle and around the cake with creepy skeletons, spiders and cobwebs for extra drama.

AmericanCakes and baking3 hrServes 8–10728 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber

Main ingredient: temperature

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-2471 · Hand-built original

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Vegan Lava Cake

A single banana and oat flour chocolate cake with chocolate squares sunk into the center, baked only until the top is just set so the middle stays gooey.

AmericanDessertServes 1531 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow-SodiumHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: banana

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-12263 · Hand-built original

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Vegan Lemon Mascarpone Fig Tart with Rosemary Crust

A savoury rosemary and cornmeal crust holding a whipped lemon mascarpone-style filling of vegan cream cheese and coconut cream, covered with fresh ripe figs — an easy, show-stopping vegan dessert.

AmericanDessert1 hr 5 minServes 6407 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeRenal

Main ingredient: figs

Pairs well with: coffee, vanilla ice cream, fresh berries, whipped cream

HB-18804 · Hand-built original

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Vegan Mooncakes with Six Fillings

Traditional baked mooncakes in a golden syrup crust, made entirely vegan, with a choice of six fillings — red bean with salted 'yolk', lotus and black sesame, pineapple jam, jujube walnut with a chocolate truffle centre, Sichuan peanut sesame, or salty seaweed pistachio.

ChineseDessert2 hrMakes 18 mooncakes341 kcalVegetarianDiabetic

Main ingredient: all-purpose flour

Pairs well with: hot tea, coffee, fresh fruit, osmanthus jelly

HB-18806 · Hand-built original

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Vegan pumpkin pancakes

Vegan pumpkin pancakes is a Italian sweet pastries built around lb. It takes 50 min in total and serves 4. It pairs well with garlic bread and caprese salad.

ItalianSweet pastries50 minServes 4318 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: ¾ oz delica or other sweet pumpkin

Pairs well with: garlic bread, caprese salad, tiramisu, minestrone

HB-2473 · Hand-built original

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Vegan ‘tuna’ sandwich filler

A mashed chickpea sandwich filler with blitzed nori, cornichons, capers and lemon, modelled on tuna salad but entirely plant-based.

Light meals & snacks30 minServes 3510 kcalVegetarianVeganGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: tuna

HB-8723 · Hand-built original

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Vegetable Noodle Pancake

A big, crisp-edged frying-pan pancake of noodles, cabbage, carrot and spring onion bound in a light egg batter.

Main course1 hrServes 4181 kcalVegetarianDairy-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low Cholesterol

Main ingredient: flour

HB-17559 · Hand-built original

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Vegetable Pancakes

Shredded cabbage, zucchini, carrot, onion and potato bound with egg and cornstarch, formed into patties and pan-fried until crisp and golden.

AsianBreakfast20 minServes 10103 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeDiabeticLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: carrot

Pairs well with: coffee, orange juice, fresh fruit, toast

HB-11135 · Hand-built original

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Vegetable Pancakes

A rainbow of julienned vegetables — zucchini, potato, carrot, onion, and perilla — is bound in a thin pancake batter and fried until crisp. The tuna fish sauce gives the batter a quiet savoriness.

KoreanSideGluten-freeDairy-freeEgg-free

Main ingredient: mixed vegetables

Pairs well with: soy dipping sauce, kimchi, makgeolli, steamed rice

HB-16887 · Hand-built original

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Vegetable pesto tart

A ready-rolled puff pastry tart spread with pesto and topped with griddled courgette, peppers, asparagus and artichoke hearts under cheddar. It makes a quick, flexible supper.

Main course1 hrServes 469 kcalVegetarianEgg-freeDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: pastry

HB-15728 · Hand-built original

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Veggie Caesar sandwich filler

Chickpeas are crushed into a tahini and lemon dressing with capers, mustard and hard cheese for a punchy sandwich filling. The mixture keeps well chilled and spoons easily into sandwiches or over salads.

MexicanLight meals & snacks30 minServes 4412 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: garlic cloves

Pairs well with: mexican rice, refried beans, guacamole, elote, pico de gallo

HB-15739 · Hand-built original

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Very Berry Cheesecake Salad

Strawberries, blackberries, blueberries and raspberries are folded into a sweetened cream cheese and whipped topping mixture until every berry is coated. A no-cook cheesecake salad served straight from the bowl.

AmericanAppetizer, Dessert, Salad, Side Dish15 minServes 8431 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeHigh FiberRenal

Main ingredient: sugar

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-17826 · Hand-built original

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Victoria Sandwich Cake

Two light sponge layers are sandwiched with lemon-sharpened jam and softly whipped cream, then dusted with powdered sugar. This classic tea-time cake slices cleanly with a serrated knife.

British8–12 servings318 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumRenal

Main ingredient: temperature

HB-15745 · Hand-built original

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Victoria Sponge Cake

Two light vanilla sponge layers are filled with quick berry jam, whipped cream and macerated strawberries, dusted with confectioners' sugar.

1 hr 45 minMakes one 8-inch double-layer cake821 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: berries

HB-17937 · Hand-built original

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Watermelon Cake

A no-bake cake of trimmed seedless watermelon frosted with coconut whipped cream and decorated with fresh berries and mint.

AmericanDessert30 min8 servingsVegetarianGluten-freeEgg-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: large seedless watermelon

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans, coffee

HB-9606 · Hand-built original

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Webfoot Octopus Scallion Pancake

A scallion pancake batter of frying mix and pancake mix is poured between chives in a hot pan, topped with blanched webfoot octopus and two chilies, and finished with beaten egg. It fries crisp on both sides with the octopus set into the surface.

KoreanSideGluten-freeDairy-freeLow-Sodium

Main ingredient: webfoot octopus

Pairs well with: soy dipping sauce, kimchi, makgeolli, pickled onions

HB-16843 · Hand-built original

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Welsh cakes

Small round griddle cakes made from a flour and butter dough studded with sultanas, cooked on a bakestone and dusted with sugar while warm. A classic Welsh teatime bake, best eaten the day they are made.

BritishCakes and baking40 minMakes 10 cakes5 kcalVegetarianDiabeticLow-SodiumLow Fat / Low CholesterolRenal

Main ingredient: egg

Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado

HB-8768 · Hand-built original

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White Chocolate–Cranberry Cake

With tender buttermilk cake layers, a cranberry jam so good you’ll want it on toast, and a silky white chocolate frosting, this is a cake that’s equal parts impressive and achievable.

2 hr 30 min10-12 servings804 kcalVegetarianRenal

Main ingredient: orange

HB-3272 · Hand-built original

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Whole Orange Cake - flourless

A flourless cake made by boiling whole oranges three times to tame the rind, then blitzing them with almond meal, eggs, sugar and baking powder and baking the batter until golden.

WesternCakes1 hr 35 minServes 12232 kcalVegetarianGluten-freeDairy-freeRenal

Main ingredient: type

HB-8782 · Hand-built original

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Whole Wheat Pancakes

Whole wheat flour and buttermilk make these pancakes hearty yet pillowy, whisked together in minutes. They cook in quarter-cup rounds until both sides are golden.

AmericanBreakfast, brunch, Main Course20 minServes 4344 kcalVegetarian

Main ingredient: flour

Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans

HB-18017 · Hand-built original

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