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Enjoy this ongoing collection of recipes. Growing up in Sweden, my brother and I took turns cooking family meals. At age 10 I started collecting recipes. My food passion has led to an honorary mentioning in a magazine cooking contest, a stint in a medieval restaurant kitchen in Munich, and producing restaurant newsletters in NYC. I like to explore and experiment. A few recipes are vegan = V.

Friday, November 11, 2011

Chocolate frosting, regular and vegan

My daughter's 18th birthday is today, 11.11.11. She is a vegan and a chocolate lover so I am surprising her with vegan desserts. She finds traditional frosting way too sweet and prefers the cream cheese-based variety. Most vegan chocolate frosting recipes call for ridiculous amounts of sugar and fat. Below is a traditional frosting recipe I took and adapted eliminating heavy cream and replacing dairy products with canola oil, soy milk and vegan cream cheese.

1 x 8 ounce package of vegan cream cheese (or regular cream cheese)
1/4 cup of confectioner sugar
1 cup of semi sweet chocolate morsels
Instead of 1/4 cup heavy cream I used:
1/8 cup of soy milk
1/8 cup of canola oil

Beat cream cheese and sugar together until fluffy. Melt morsels with soy milk (or heavy cream) and canola oil over slow heat, constantly stirring. No need for a double boiler, just use a regular pot. It should be creamy. Add slowly to cream cheese/sugar mix. Beat until fluffy.

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