My plan was to share a new recipe on here today …. that is until I got word at the 11th hour that the Infant Massage Course I was running (through the local Women’s Centre who needs a minimum number of participants) could go ahead. Then it was all guns blazing to organize everything, including baking some morning tea!
Looking forward to meeting everyone tomorrow
So I thought I would share, and make, an old favourite to take the pressure off a bit. This cake got its name after I continually made it for a series of crochet ‘catch-ups’ we were having as a safe option for the GF amongst the group. It is in fact a very simple and delicious gluten free, diary free and sugar free cake which, if served warm, can also be used as a yummy dessert. I hope that you enjoy it as much as everyone else does …. it has sparked a big discussion between themselves now that we have happy chickens producing our eggs. Are eggs, produced by happy hens, which occur regardless of what we do (a bit like fruit on a tree) allowable on a vegan menu? I think that debate will go on for a bit!!
Crochet Cake – aka diary free, gluten free, sugar free delight
1.5 Cups dates
1.5 Cups of boiling water
1/2 Cup Rice Bran
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas – mashed
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
1 tsp mixed spice
1/4 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp GF baking powder (2 parts cream of tartar, 1 part baking soda, 1 part arrowroot)
1 Cup rice flour
1/2 Cup desiccated coconut
- Soak dates in the boiling water for 10-15 mins (in a large bowl) before mashing into a smooth thick paste. If this is still a bit watery you can heat it slightly.
- Mix in olive oil to the date paste and stir until blended.
- Add eggs and bananas to date/olive oil mixture and mix until blended fully.
- Add all the remaining dry ingredients and mix until everything is blended.
- Line a cake tin with baking paper and pour in the mixture.
- Bake at 180C for 50-60 mins or until a cake tester comes out clean. Near the end of baking you may want to cover the cake with tin foil to allow it to keep cooking without the top getting too dark. It does take a while to get it fully baked.
- Enjoy warm with yogurt/whipped cream or allow to cool on a rack to enjoy later.
Hope this finds you enjoying lots of natural sweetness in your life and sunshine to warm your days.
Arohanui
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