Bake Like a Vegan Pro

This episode I interviewed renowned Vegan Pastry Chef Fran Costigan.

The interview video will be available to watch shortly.

About Fran Costigan

Key Topics in This Interview

• Top tips for learning professional vegan baking skills
• How to become a qualified Vegan Pastry Chef
• Fran’s online vegan cooking course at Rouxbe
• Reading recommendations

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Show Notes

Fran’s Blog: https://francostigan.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goodcakesfran/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/francostiganveganpastrychef/
Recommended Reading:
How Baking Works by Paula Figoni
The Pastry Chef’s Companion: A Comprehensive Resource Guide for the Baking and Pastry Professional by Glenn Rinsky and Laura Halpin Rinsky

Check out Fran’s Online Dessert Course here

Check out Fran’s Cookbooks here

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Discover recipe ideas, get advice and join in on vegan baking conversations with 22,000 keen bakers on Facebook.

This episode interviewed Vegan Baker and Cake Decorating Queen Irina Bradley, owner of Quokka Cakes.

About Irina Bradley
Made in the USSR, Latvian by birth. Structural Engineer by education. Baker by call of heart. Self taught in baking. Love art in any of its expression. Constantly learning. In business since 2014. Successfully fought depression (while baking). Mother of two humans and two doggos. Speaking 3 languages constantly.

Key Topics Covered

• Top tips for starting a vegan cake business, cake pricing, dealing with customers, being innovative, achieving your goals
• Fondant/Buttercream Decorating Advice
• General advice and insights in to keeping your business afloat

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Show Notes

Find Irina’s business here: 
https://www.quokkacakes.com.au 
She is located in Perth, Australia

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Discover recipe ideas, get advice and join in on vegan baking conversations with 22,000 keen bakers on Facebook.

We interviewed cake designer and macaron specialist Meggan Leal. Meggan is a stay-at-home-mom, vegan baker, and food blogger. Meggan jumped feet first into baking (with no experience to land on) when her two daughters were diagnosed with multiple food allergies including dairy and eggs.  She is currently living in South Texas where she runs her blog “Cooking on Caffeine,” featuring vegan, allergy-friendlier recipes—including her ever popular eggless macarons.

Key Topics Covered

• Top tips for make vegan macarons
• Allergy and sugar free baking
• Meggan’s recipe book release and her facebook group

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Show Notes

Meggan’s blog:
https://www.cookingoncaffeine.com
Meggan’s Vegan Macaron Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/VeganMacAttack/

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Discover recipe ideas, get advice and join in on vegan baking conversations with 22,000 keen bakers on Facebook.

In July 2019, we interviewed Vegan Pastry Chef, Petra Stahlova from Petra Stahlova, Vegan Pastry and Cooking School and author of MODERN VEGAN DESSERTS

Key Topics Covered

• Potato Protein vs Aquafaba
• Chocolate
• What to look out for in vegan butters
• Top tips for pastries and baking
• Mastering the vegan croissant
• Tips for releasing a recipe book and setting up a vegan pastry school

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Show Notes

Chocolate brands mentioned by Petra: Cacao Barry, the other one I would recommend is Callebaut (slightly cheaper than CB)
Her english speaking class: Will be available in February, and will be at Cocoa Black in Peebles. Check out her website for details.
Book Recommendations: Chocolate by Ramon Morato, who is one of the best pastry chefs I know. This book is a “must” for anyone who is interested in working with chocolate…

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Petra’s New Book

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Discover recipe ideas, get advice and join in on vegan baking conversations with 22,000 keen bakers on Facebook.

In June 2019, we interviewed the infamous Vegan Chef Gretchen Price.

Key Topics Covered

• Her transition from non-vegan baker to vegan baker
• Her top tips and tricks for baking vegan cakes, making butter cream and egg replacers
• Her recipe book Modern Vegan Desserts and her Egg Replacer Product

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Gretchen’s New Book

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If you want to check it out, just join the group here and it’s in the UNITS section on the left side bar.

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Discover recipe ideas, get advice and join in on vegan baking conversations with 22,000 keen bakers on Facebook.