I'm a Christian wife & homeschooling mama, saved by faith through grace. I changed my family's diet from SAD (Standard American Diet) to healthy, delicious & nutritious traditional foods. I've recently discovered there's a name for the way that I eat. It's called Primal or Paleo (I like the diet and think of the men and women who worked hard from sunup to sundown, constantly on the go, eating meat, berries they picked, cheese they made. I do not believe in evolution). No grains, legumes, refined sugars, and no/limited dairy.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Vanilla Bean Cake!

Oh. My. Word. So delicious!! A friend told me about Kelly's blog, The Spunky Coconut. It has healthy, delicious foods and lots of yummy desserts that are healthy enough to eat for breakfast!
I made her Vanilla Bean Cake yesterday, I used Navy Beans and, in place of vanilla, Maple Syrup. It turned out scrumptious and the kids LOVED it! I need to work on my skills getting the cake out. I oiled the stone bundt pan, but I didn't flour it, will do next time!

This morning, the kids and I had it for breakfast, and I put unsweetened Coconut Cream and frozen cherries on mine. I'm planning on making the cake again, and blending cherries with the coconut cream to make a frosting. I hope I have enough beans left for the cake!

Posted by Mary at 8:26 AM
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2 comments:

  1. MelanieOctober 31, 2010 at 8:26 PM

    Looks AWESOME! I have a great yellow cake recipe that is my GO-TO but I really love the chocolate bean cake we sometimes make so I had in mind making this vanilla version for Abby's 8th birthday next week. She requested vanilla cake with strawberry frosting. Gotta work on the frosting part!

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  2. MaryOctober 31, 2010 at 8:32 PM

    Melanie - what about using this Raisin Cashew Frosting, but doing Strawberries intead? What all are your family's allergies?
    http://christensenka.squarespace.com/imported-20100106014405/2009/9/20/apple-cupcakes-with-raisin-cashew-frosting-gluten-free-vegan.html

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