If you love this recipe and you’re looking to make other healthier versions of your favourite treats, you are going to love my DIY Healthy Twix Chocolate Bars and Snickers Shortbread Cookie Bars. If you make this recipe, be sure to share a photo on social media and tag me #healthnuteats so that I can see your creations! What’s your favourite cake recipe? Let me know in the comments below! These are the springform mini cake pans I used, which made it easy to pop the cake out! You could definitely tweak the recipe to make a larger cake if you wanted, but don’t forget your little one will be smushing their hands into it! Other items that came in handy when making this smash cake were these glass mixing bowls, and these natural food dye sprinkles. Ĥ-inches in diameter is the perfect size for a smash cake. They won’t mind baby hands in the cake, I’m sure! I actually also have a full dog birthday cake recipe here. No salt, no sugar – perfect! Feel free to share with your furry kids and freeze for later treats. Fun fact – this smash cake is also dog friendly! – Who knew? As I was creating this recipe I realized how similar dog friendly baked goods are to baby ones.This creates a super thick cream cheese-like yogurt, perfect for frosting! I strain my yogurt so it doesn’t add too much moisture. Cover and set in the fridge for 1-2 hours or overnight to allow the excess liquid to strain out. Making your own strained greek yogurt for the frosting – To make strained greek yogurt, place your yogurt in a fine mesh strainer lined with a cheesecloth over a bowl so it’s not touching the bottom.If you’re looking for a good almond flour too, this is the one I used. Look for gluten free oats that have not been contaminated if you are looking for a gluten free recipe. This gluten free oat flour is great, but you can easily make your own oat flour by grinding up whole rolled oats in a blender or small food processor until you reach a flour consistency. Gluten free option – You can totally make this recipe gluten free by using gluten free oat flour.That way, all you have to do the morning of the party is assemble your cake! #momwin Prep ahead of time – One of the things that might turn you off making your own smash cake is the thought of baking on the day of their party, but you don’t have to! One of the best bits of this recipe is you can prep the cake and the frosting in advance.Or in the dog’s mouth that’s walking by! Making your own will save your wallet. Most likely half of it is going to end up on the floor. On top of the health benefits, it’s also budget friendly! Smash cakes can get super pricey. Think banana bread meets carrot cake, with a whipped yogurt cream cheese frosting (also sweetened with banana!) It’s so good, the adults will want some as well! It’s also loaded with sneaky veggies to make it even better for you! They’ll get their healthy fats from the coconut oil and coconut milk, protein from the eggs and almond flour and fiber from the oat flour and carrots. This recipe uses simple ingredients, and replaces processed sugar and artificial flavourings with banana and vanilla extract as natural sweeteners. All stuff you don’t particularly want to be feeding your little one year old! Making your own DIY version means you can avoid all the nasties and fill your cake with nutritious (yet delicious) good-for-you whole foods that you can feel good about serving your little ones on their special big day! This past year has taught me so much about motherhood, myself and life and I just can’t believe she has been out of my belly and on this earth for 365 days?! I am so excited to be able to share this special day and cake with so many other parents and not so little babies (tear!) I hope this most delicious and nutritious, super-cute mini stacked smash cake will help to make your day even more special!īy making your own smash cake, you know exactly what goes into it! Smash cakes that you can buy in the store tend to be loaded with excess salt, added sugars and artificial food dyes or colouring. To create the perfect and also super healthy baby smash cake to serve to Sage at her first birthday party (I promise I’m not crying). I cannot believe our daughter Sage is one year old already! I’ve been absolutely loving documenting our baby food journey, but as a recipe developer there was one task I couldn’t wait to try out. This super moist and easy to eat healthy naked smash cake is made with whole foods, sneaky veggies and naturally sweetened with banana! How to make a smash cake for your baby’s first birthday party.
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