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Healthy First Birthday Cake

I tried this really healthy alternative to treat my little daughter for her first birthday. It's packed with natural sugars from dates, carrots, bananas, and apples. I like this healthy cake because it's sweet and tasty without any added sugar.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 10 slices

Ingredients
  

Cake mix

  • 1 cup of thinly grated carrots
  • 2 cups of almond flour
  • 2 organic free-range eggs
  • 1.5 tsps of aluminum-free baking powder
  • ¼ cup of homemade applesauce (steamed organic apples that were puréed)
  • ⅓ cup of mashed organic banana (about 1 big organic banana)
  • ¼ cup and 2 Tbsps of organic coconut oil
  • 6 organic pitted dates

Coconut cream frosting

  • 1 can  of coconut cream (chilled overnight)
  • 1 tsp of maple syrup

Toppings

  • Shredded coconut, pulverized 
  • 7 dates
  • 1 tbsp of hemp seeds

Instructions
 

  • Let's start with the frosting. Place the coconut cream in the fridge the night before preparing your cake. Once the coconut cream is chilled and ready, add it to a bowl.
  • Beat the coconut cream until it becomes fluffy and light. Then add the maple syrup.
  • Beat again for another minute, so the frosting gets well mixed and sweet.
  • Take the icing to the fridge while you prepare the rest of the cake. Remember to put a lid on top of the bowl, so the frosting remains smooth and clean.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 °F and grease a six-inch cake pan with the coconut oil and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, add the dry ingredients of almond flour, and baking powder. Mix them until you obtain an even mixture.
  • In a food processor, or a blender, add the mashed banana, the applesauce, and the eggs. Blend them until smooth. Then, add the grated carrot and blend again for 10 seconds.
  • Using a spat mix the dry ingredients with the wet slowly, until well blended.
  • Put the mix in the greased cake pan you already prepared and take the pan to the oven.
  • Bake for about 40 minutes until lightly golden or until a toothpick comes out clean from the middle.
  • Let the cake cool before frosting. Meanwhile, process slightly the dates.
  • When the cake is ready, ice it. Then, add the dates, coconut, and hemp seeds on top.

Notes

  • I avoided added salt and sugar because it isn't recommended for babies. I wrote about it when my first born was starting to eat solids.
Keyword Baby, Birthday, Cake, gluten-free, healthy, Low Sugar, Treat