Wednesday, July 20, 2016

Vanilla Birthday Cake and Cashew Frosting

It's my youngest son's birthday today; I thought I'd share our go-to birthday cake recipe. Everyone rated it a 10. There were no leftovers.


Vanilla Cake
2.5 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 cup applesauce
1/2 cup raw sugar
1 cup water
1 tsp vanilla
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix all ingredients thoroughly then pour into silicone cake pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until toothpick (or butter knife ;) comes out clean. Allow to cool before spreading the frosting on top.
(Adapted from here: http://happyherbivore.com/2011/08/vegan-vanilla-cupcakes-recipe/ )

Cashew Frosting
1/2 cup cashews
1/2 cup medjool dates, pitted
Soak ingredients overnight. Drain liquid. Run through a food processor until very smooth. Apply to cake.