The little one is napping…..time to post a quick hello!
Things have certainly changed around the Bird’s nest! With a toddler around full time we don’t have a moment to spare! It’s all about play, eat, nap, play, eat, bedtime, lol. The amount of energy this little guy has is absolutely amazing! I wish I could bottle it and sell it!
Still under quarantine…
We still manage to take many walks and of course bake healthy treats! Yesterday we celebrated Easter and since Carrot Cake is a family favorite I thought it would be a perfect Easter surprise. The recipe is so quick and easy you’ll love it! If you’re like me, buying food at this time is not easy! We can substitute many of the ingredients! Low on eggs? No problem, we’re not using any! Substitutes for flours and sweeteners are available!
Come Along!
Birds Ingredients
- Shredded Carrots (1 cup packed)
(No waste! I used my carrot juice pulp!) - Shredded Apples, Apple sauce or crushed Pineapple! (1/2 cup)
- Coconut or Olive Oil (1/4 cup)
- Vinegar (White or Cider) (2 tsp)
- Vanilla (2 tsp)
- Oat or Gluten free Flour (1 ½ cup)
- Salt (3/4 tsp)
- Baking Soda (1/2 tsp)
- Maple Syrup, Swerve, Xylitol (1/2 cup)
- Raisins (1/4 cup)
Pineapples are inexpensive….
right now so I often buy 2 or three at a time. They’ll ripen over a week or two and freezing is always an option! Sliced and chopped they’ll be great in juices, smoothies and even in frozen nice cream!
After a healthy morning juice…
I had plenty of juice pulp on hand! Using my pulp to make breads, cookies, cakes and even vegetable fritters is a great way to make the most out of our veggies!!
Combining…
the pulp, pineapple, oil, vanilla and vinegar and letting it sit for 10 minutes gave me extra play time before nap!
A quick mix of the remaining…
ingredients and poured into my small spring form pan it was time to bake.
ingredients and poured into my small spring form pan it was time to bake.
Into the oven…
for 30 minutes at 350 degrees and voila! The cake was ready! Luckily naptime wasn’t quite over; we had time to let it cool before icing. Kite Hill cream cheese blended with a bit of maple syrup and almond milk topped the cake perfectly!
Time to celebrate….
sliced and ready to serve.
Will he like it?
A smile says it all!
We may be living in uncertain times but I feel truly blessed to have this time with family. (We even enjoyed cake for breakfast this morning!) Although we all can’t be together I know someday we will remember this time; the laughs and tears, books we read and treats we shared. I pray you and your loved ones are all staying healthy and safe!
Thanks for stopping by,
And as always, blessings to you all!
WOW that not only looks good but sounds so good
Belated Happy Easter
Thank you @tattoodjay,I hope you are staying safe and healthy as well 😀 Happy Belated Easter to you too!
most welcome, yes have been staying indoors and keeping safe getting cabin fever but otherwise doing well :)
This recipe is great! Just this morning I was thinking about making a cake and use some of the pineapple I had. I`ll give it a try! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you! It has been popular here, lol Breakfast, lunch and dinner! 😀 So easy to make, I hope you like it. Stay safe and healthy!
That looks so good, and so much healthier than the treats we've been making! 😂
I can't imagine being cooped up in quarantine with a toddler. Hopefully your house continues to stand!
lol, well we are having fun, needless to say the decorating has been revised around the house, everything up and out of the way of balls flying through the air😂 I can't make these healthy treats fast enough,but adding veggies to the mix makes me feel a bit better about it! Thanks @wwwiebe! Stay healthy and safe!
It's true, that smile says it all, I loved the cake design
Thank you @carolinacardoza! It was fun and quick to make 😃 So glad to see you!
Totally worthy of being documented. Good job!
Thank you, thank you @manoldonchev! Most importantly the family loved it 🙂
Oh wow this looks like such a super tasty recipe! I haven't seen such a good looking bird cake before, but we will 100% be coming back to this for birthdays! I am just amazed, it never would have occurred to me to use fruit pulp/carrot to bind the cake but it's such a great way to avoid high fat suet. How vital is the maple syrup/oil for helping it hold together? I would like to maybe reduce the amount a little bit if its possible. Oat flour is such a great idea, do you think I would be able to get away with ground oats? It's not as fine as flour but pretty close.
Baking is always magic, but that is so impressive, it looks just like a normal cake with a really nice texture, and clearly suitable for human enjoyment too lol! We can't wait to try this one! Thank you very much for sharing - we are looking forward to some sharing ourselves now tehehe
Thank you @letails-laetitia! So glad you enjoyed the cake! As for the oat flour, YES! I just grind the oats down to make a flour, its a great gluten free substitute. Feel free to adjust the maple syrup! I always believe less is best anyway 😀 I hope you'll make it some time and let me know what you think! Adjust/modify as you like! I would love to hear
Awww woo yeah, if I can grind normal oats I'm definitely giving this a go and the variable ingredients are great for times like this! I'm venturing out to the supermarket later, and then hopefully we can try it in the next few days. Hopefully I'll get it to hold together without any maple syrup, but I will let you know how it goes - I might even go all out and make myself a matching normal unhealthy upside down cake with any left over fruit ;) if its okay with you, i might even do a post linking back to this one (if it turns out well enough, this might be too optimistic lol)
Edit: forgot to ask what the rough size of the cake tin is!
I gave it a go! I took out some of the fruit as well to help keep the sugar down, and ended up making little bite sized cookie that are really tasty!
Looks delicious, healthy treat for all the family. One sneaky way of getting little ones to enjoy fruits and vegetables 😄
Well done with a quick, easy versatile recipe.
Thank you @joanstewaart! You're right, quick and easy. That's just about what everything has to be right now, lol I was lucky to have enough time and energy to write the post 😀 Stay safe and healthy!
Well I guess that smile says it all on how delicious it is. Glad to see the peeps still making something beautiful despite of what is going on. That cake made me smile.
Good morning and thank you so much @watersnake101! Yes, the smiles were plenty with this treat! I've been so tired by the end of the day, no energy to write a post, lol He's such a blessing, I love making treats for him.😀 Hope you and your family are all safe and healthy!
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Looks really delicious, and the little guy seems to love it!
Thank you @free-reign, he does love it! First choice for breakfast today, lol He is so fun to cook for, he'll try anything at least once 😃
There is no cake that comes close in comparison to the incrediblly satisfying taste of the first bites of a fresh, homemade carrot cake topped with cream cheese icing! Mmmm!🍰🥕🐰
You pulled out all the bells and whistles!
Wish I could stick a fork through the screen for a sample bite! Last time I had carrot cake was on my mom's 78th birthday last July.🎉
Your little guy looks adorable and he clearly has your has good taste! @birdsdinparadise💕
That looks really tasty! I love carrot cake! :)
Oh, carrot cake, yummy! I have not made that in so long. You have inspired me!
Yes, little ones are a handful but also joyful! I treasure the memories of my cutie pies when they were small. But I certainly couldn't do it again!! They are exhausting. :-)
Oh, my!!!! The birdhouse is full of awesomeness! That carrot cake looks 24K!!!! Thank you! Hope all is well with you and yours!
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That looks so cute! Like a little bird's nest.
They looks sooooo yummy. I wonder if Debbie can make that for me 😁
Ñumi ñumi, ummm, how delicious that cake looks, by God, I tasted it and everything hahaha. Delicious and I can see that it was made with so much love and good energy that you even transmit it in your beautiful lines. Beautiful your baby, I love that you enjoyed it. Love prevails over bad times and you show it in your actions and your beautiful lines. I leave you a big hug and my support from here. @birdsinparadise
WOW, That looks so delicious! My mouth was watering while looking at it. I love how it was designed. Happy Easter!
Stay safe always!
I don't like-like carrot cake but that looks really good. I hardly bake these days (bread experiments), with the quarantine and store supplies near me lacking. Yeast is a rarity somehow.
Yum! I love love love that this is GF.
That looks delicious! Carrot cake is my favorite.
I'm going to try this recipe today! Thanks for sharing, and even the icing sounds delicious. Wonderful time to spend with your toddler, I know what you mean about wishing you could bottle their energy. When we keep our two - out of the toddler stage now at 7 and 5 - they are still a handful, but so much fun.
Ohhhhh man. I'll bet I'd smile just like that wee one did.
I actually bought some real maple syrup and have been testing it as a sweetener. It seems to work really good where I've used it.
What a great post! Thanks for sharing.
The carrot cake looks delicious. The little one with the sweet smile is certainly enjoying some. 💕
Woo this cake looks delicious! Photographs were very good! 👍
Hello @birdsinparadise,
Just by looking at the photos, I want to eat those delicacies.
Looks great! Makes me want to try this out now that I'm stuck at home.
How much is pineapple over there?
M-m-m! Delicious and nutritious! That looks like one happy fellow you have there!
Thanks for sharing!
Exotic food shots! I'm starving for those cakes
Looks so so yummy!!! I read and drooling here.. :)
What a delicious cake! It's the first time I see vinegar among the ingredients, though. I wonder what it does to the taste.
I have never tried the combination of carrots and pineaple. It must be quite a treat. I'd add shreded coconut. I just love coconut
Oh yum, your carrot cake looks sooo scrumptious, lucky little one to have a granny Bird:) Hope you all had a lovely Easter my friend.
Oh boy ! This looks delicious.
I could never bake and then top up the cake with icing in this manner.
Miss all the fun of baking
Se ve muy delicioso ese pastel.