‘Cake can put a smile on faces’: cancer survivor on her vegan cookbook full of tips for eye-catching, luscious desserts free from dairy and eggs
- Lyndsay Sung’s recipe book Plantcakes is full of colourful, delicious-looking cakes, made with plant-based alternatives to butter, eggs and milk
- From a black sesame brittle cake to a vanilla almond raspberry cake and almond butter banana snacking cakes, Sung’s recipes are tempting for anyone
Tantalising baked goods, from cupcakes to three-layered cakes decorated with creamy, colourful swirls feature in Lyndsay Sung’s second cookbook, Plantcakes.
As you might guess from the book’s title, the recipes it contains are vegan, made without eggs, dairy or other animal products.
Some may find it difficult to imagine desserts made without dairy products, but the 47-year-old cancer survivor makes them delicious. Not only that, her recipes are accessible, and chock full of helpful information and tips.
“Even beginners can jump in and make something, and people with more experience can discover new flavours and new techniques,” says the fourth-generation Chinese-Canadian in an interview in Vancouver.
In her book, Sung writes: “A positive attitude can really make the difference in life. As a cancer survivor, I know this to be true – trying to keep positive and finding the twisted humour through cancer treatment helped buoy me up, and being appreciative of life’s many gifts is something I’ve learned through experience.
