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You’ve made it. You followed our A-to-Z

guide to surviving the holidays, and

as a result, Thanksgiving, Hanukkah,

Kwanzaa, and Christmas were all

raging, plant-based successes. Parties

were thrown, presents were exchanged,

and plates were piled high with the

very best vegan food anyone has ever

seen or tasted. So now, take care of

yourself! Celebrate the end of another

amazing year and get some well-

deserved rest ... at least until

New Year’s Eve comes around.

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Pssst. We’re going to let you in on

our holiday secret weapon—the

ingredient that will send your baked

goods over the edge, the one thing

that’ll give your dishes that X factor

you’ve been looking for: vegan white

chocolate. This intoxicatingly sweet,

mellow chocolate will add oomph

to your bars, silky richness to tarts,

and an unexpected complexity to

ganaches that you’ll want to drizzle

over everything from bundt cakes

to brownies. Stock up now to have

on hand all season long.

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Of all the rolls associated with the

holidays (cinnamon rolls, dinner rolls,

back rolls), our favorite has to be

the wonderfully rolled sponge

cake dessert that is the yule log—

or Bûche de Noël if you’re fancy.

Made with chocolate cake,

buttercream filling, and chocolate

frosting, this traditional wintertime

dessert is perfect the way

it is, but there are plenty

of ways to switch it up.

BLACK FOREST

Chocolate cake + cherry-studded

whipped cream filling + dark

chocolate frosting

GINGERBREAD

Gingerbread cake + cinnamon-

vanilla buttercream filling

+ cream cheese frosting

MOCHA

Chocolate cake + espresso buttercream

filling + chocolate-coffee frosting

PUMPKIN

Pumpkin cake + maple-vanilla

buttercream filling + powdered sugar

RED VELVET

Red velvet cake + cream cheese

buttercream filling + vanilla frosting

+ shredded coconut

Visit VegNews.com/

newyearsevecocktails for

tips on how to kick off your

New Year’s right!

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