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Vegan Lardy Cakes

June 26, 2013 by Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

At Pete’s request, I tried making a vegan version of our lardy cakes.

We didn’t really need to add it to our baking repertoire – I was completely content with the original lard-based recipe and Pete with the butter version, but hey, experimenting is always fun!

We started with organic extra virgin coconut oil and gula melaka (palm sugar)…

The ingredients were as follows:

  • 500g bakers/bread flour
  • 8g fine sea salt
  • 200g active sourdough starter at 80% hydration (see original post)
  • 250g water
  • 1¼ teaspoons dried yeast
  • 100 – 130g extra virgin coconut oil
  • 150g gula melaka, grated (or caster sugar, or a 50/50 mix of both)
  • grated nutmeg
  • extra gula melaka for topping

I followed the original methodology, but excluded the dried fruit (although they would have been a nice addition), and grated over a little nutmeg instead of cinnamon.

I used 130g of coconut oil, but much of it ended up pooled at the bottom of the cake tin, so were I to make this again, I’d probably cut the fat down to 100g. In addition, the gula melaka isn’t as sweet as white sugar – a mixture of half palm sugar and half caster sugar would probably produce a better result.

Having said all that, Pete and Big Boy were very happy with this version of “lardy” cake, and ate the whole thing over a couple of days!

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  1. on June 26, 2013 at 12:53 am Chica Andaluza

    Looks amazing – will have to go and look at the other versions now!


    • on June 26, 2013 at 7:54 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Chica, I liked the lard version best, Pete liked the butter one. But this vegan option is still very good!


  2. on June 26, 2013 at 1:42 am dishnthekitchen

    oooh! very nice. I’m drooling just looking at this screen.i didn’t know you could make such nice pastry with coconut oil. I’ve never heard of lardy cakes


    • on June 26, 2013 at 7:55 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thank you! Lardy cakes are usually made with pork lard, which is what we made first!


      • on June 26, 2013 at 12:51 pm dishnthekitchen

        yes, and you made them with butter as well. I am partial to butter…did you use the same amounts in all three?


        • on June 27, 2013 at 9:43 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

          I’ve put the quantities I used in each of the posts, but basically I used more lard than either butter or coconut oil! :)


  3. on June 26, 2013 at 2:03 am Emilie@TheCleverCarrot

    Oooo fun! I love that you tried this out with coconut oil. When the mood strikes, I make muffins and cookies with coconut oil. I hear that it’s good on homemade popcorn with salt too!
    Out of the 3 versions, which lardy cake do you like best? They all look so yummy :)


    • on June 26, 2013 at 7:55 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Em, just emailed you! :) I loved the lard version best, hands down, but Pete liked the butter one. I need to experiment more with the coconut oil, so far I’ve only used it for this and for curries!


  4. on June 26, 2013 at 6:41 am My Kitchen Stories

    Very clever. I kept hearing you talk about this the other day and lard and vegan just didnt add up to me …I thought it would come out in the wash eventually! Unfortunately coconut oil has a way of melting ..a lot, but this experiment is fascinating. Gula jawa ( cocnut sugar) is much heavier and darker but it is still not as sweet and easily incorporated as regular sugar. Looks delicious!


    • on June 26, 2013 at 7:57 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      It is an oxymoron, isn’t it, “vegan lardy cakes”. :) But I didn’t know what else to call them! A lot of the coconut oil ran out, and the cake wasn’t quite sweet enough, but I’m not sure I liked it enough to try again! I have a few readers who are vegans though, so wanted to post this up for them. :)


  5. on June 26, 2013 at 7:05 am Ale

    We haven´t coconut oil here in Argentina, just coconut milk and sugar…. not a recipe I can try…. just a pity!


    • on June 26, 2013 at 7:58 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Ale, try the lard or butter versions. I liked the original lard version best!

      https://figjamandlimecordial.com/2013/04/15/a-lardy-cake-adventure/

      https://figjamandlimecordial.com/2013/05/05/roasted-spiced-peanuts-and-sweet-butter-rolls/


  6. on June 26, 2013 at 7:53 am theintolerantchef

    Just out of interest Celia, which of the three versions had the crispest pastry? I’m guessing the lard one? They all look good indeed though- yummo! Xox


    • on June 26, 2013 at 7:59 am Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Definitely the lard version, baby! It had a crispiness to die for! :) Sorry I missed you call yesterday! xx


  7. on June 26, 2013 at 8:36 am Claire @ Claire K Creations

    Ooh I didn’t know you could use coconut oil in breads too. How exciting Celia. Although I think I might miss the buttery goodness?


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:42 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Claire, the lard version is the winner for me, but Pete likes the butter ones. A lot of the coconut oil melted away, so it wasn’t nearly as rich as the other two versions are! :)


  8. on June 26, 2013 at 8:37 am teawithhazel

    celia..i love the look of the cake rolled up and resting in the tin..it looks so perfect..x


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:43 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Jane, thank you! It is very pretty, isn’t it? That’s one of the reasons I like making these cakes, such an unusual shaping method!


  9. on June 26, 2013 at 8:45 am Jan

    Goodness, Celia, you take my breath away. I am still thinking of you being frazzled and wondering what I can say to make you feel better and here you are rowing halfway to Queensland and turning out lardy cakes. I’m still waiting for the wind to fill my sails again and you are working up a tornado of goodness and energy! Miss Celie, you a legend!!!


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:44 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks darling. I wasn’t frazzled tired so much as frazzled stressed – when I get like that I tend to do more frenetically rather than less! Feeling much better this week, thank you.. :)


  10. on June 26, 2013 at 8:47 am Rose

    The recipe is great but my brain is still trying to get around the title! :)


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:45 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Rose, it’s too funny, isn’t it? :)


  11. on June 26, 2013 at 8:51 am lambsearsandhoney

    Your menfolk are very lucky to have someone who is so curious about trying different approaches to the same recipes. I do love lardy cake.


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:45 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      So do I, Amanda, but I definitely prefer the lard version. Pete doesn’t, so I’ll probably keep making the butter one for him! :)


  12. on June 26, 2013 at 10:26 am Lizzy (Good Things)

    Love the sound of this one Celia, lard or no lard. Wish I could have flour!


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:46 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Lizzy, did you see Becca’s latest recipe? It looks fantastic – a very special gf pizza! :)


  13. on June 26, 2013 at 10:32 am heidiannie

    You are so great at making all of these wonderful creations!
    Creative cookery and experimentation go hand in hand. Thanks for sharing your results, Celia


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:46 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Heidi, you’re the queen of bread, and you know how fun it is to play! :)


  14. on June 26, 2013 at 10:38 am Eha

    Was not going to comment [don’t eat lard or butter or . . .] but am amused and have to agree with Rose 100 % :D !


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:54 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Eha, calling them “coconut oil bread” just didn’t have the same oomph. :)


      • on June 28, 2013 at 1:16 pm Eha

        Hmmm: I don’t know, Celia: . . . Pacific islands, sunshine, coconuts, suntans and coconut oil, breadfruit . . . . would have caught my eye :) !


  15. on June 26, 2013 at 10:57 am hotlyspiced

    You’re always good with your experimenting and you do seem to be able to achieve great results. This looks really good but I think I would have liked the fruit in it xx


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:55 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Charlie, I think it would have been better with fruit too, but the original Dan Lepard recipe didn’t have fruit, so we thought we’d try it without. :)


  16. on June 26, 2013 at 11:03 am Norma Chang

    This looks wonderful and I am sure is delicious but I prefer the butter version.


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:56 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Norma, you and Pete both! :) I like the lard one!


  17. on June 26, 2013 at 2:35 pm ChgoJohn

    All this and rowing , too? You’re incredible, Celia, making 3 versions of the same recipe. They look so crispy! Good to read the vegan alternative is still good. Sometimes that’s not the case, unfortunately. One of these days, I’ve got to give one of these a try. Thanks for sharing.


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:56 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      John, if you DO give it a go, maybe go the whole hog and render some lard the old fashioned way. I think you’d have fun with it! :)


      • on June 27, 2013 at 9:59 pm ChgoJohn

        I would have to, Celia. I cannot find “natural” lard anywhere. You may not have intended it but you’ve sent me on a scavenger hunt!


        • on June 27, 2013 at 10:01 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

          John, apparently you have to buy “leaf fat”, which is the fat around the kidneys of the pig. That makes the creamiest and cleanest tasting lard. We can’t get it here, so have had to settle for free range sow fat.

          Hey, a little birdie told me you’re in for a fun day today! Enjoy! :) xx

          PS. supermarket lard is apparently hydrogenated and quite foul stuff!


  18. on June 26, 2013 at 5:48 pm GourmetGetaways (@GourmetGetaway)

    I would have loved to be in your kitchen when this was baking, the smell would have been gorgeous…perhaps I could have had a try…


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:57 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Julie, that would have been fantastic fun! :)


  19. on June 26, 2013 at 8:36 pm Miss Piggy

    Even the name “lardy cake” makes me gain weight. Looks wonderful & I like that you’ve made a vegan version.


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:57 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      You and me both, Mel. :)


  20. on June 26, 2013 at 9:45 pm Joanna

    You are so good to everyone, I would happily have nibbles of all your lovely lardies xxx


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:58 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Our friend Matt, who is English, was appalled when I was making this, Jo. He wants the proper lardy version, thank you very much. :D


  21. on June 26, 2013 at 10:28 pm thecompletecookbook

    I fear I would double in size visiting in your home Celia – oh hang on, I’m sure you won’t mind if I have a session or 2 on your awesome rowing machine. :-)
    Have a super day.
    :-) Mandy xo


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:59 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Mandy, I’m not sure the rower works, I’m rowing like a demon but I’m not thin! Ah well, life is for enjoying, eh? :)


  22. on June 27, 2013 at 4:19 am nusrat2010

    Look at that swirling, twirling, lardy, golden cake ! Who would say “NO” to that beauty? :)


    • on June 27, 2013 at 9:59 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hahaha…thank you! It did disappear pretty quickly! :)


  23. on June 27, 2013 at 8:03 am Platanos, Mangoes and Me!

    Pretty and looks so yummy!


    • on June 27, 2013 at 10:02 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Norma, I have lard now! I want to make tamales! :)


  24. on June 27, 2013 at 9:06 am Maureen | Orgasmic Chef

    I liked the previous version but hey, I’m not picky. That looks beautiful, Celia!


    • on June 27, 2013 at 10:03 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      M, they’re all good, but I agree with you, the previous versions were better! :)


  25. on June 27, 2013 at 2:49 pm Lorraine @ Not Quite Nigella

    Hehe I wonder if my strict trainer would go for these? She loves coconut oil! Love the cross section shot :D


    • on June 27, 2013 at 10:03 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Hey, maybe she’d like them! I’m sure she could figure out a regular yeasted version of them (although they’d still have flour in them!)


  26. on June 27, 2013 at 3:32 pm Kari @ bite-sized thoughts

    I’m certainly glad you made these! Thanks :D


    • on June 27, 2013 at 10:04 pm Celia @ Fig Jam and Lime Cordial

      Thanks Kari! So glad you liked them! :)


  27. on June 28, 2013 at 2:06 pm cityhippyfarmgirl

    vegan isn’t a word that comes up frequently on this blog Celia ;-)


  28. on June 29, 2013 at 11:26 pm Barbara Bamber | justasmidgen

    It’s always a risky feeling to change up a recipe, you took this on so naturally and your results were beautiful. You’re so talented, Celia! I’m not surprised these were devoured!!


  29. on July 1, 2013 at 12:08 pm Sandy

    Wow that is so cool! Thanks for trying this out & including us vegans in your recipes :-)



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