Birthday Cake ideas please!

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by juliaw04

Here's a recipe for the cake I made for A.J's 1st birthday.

2/3 cup mashed bananas (I used baby food)
1/2 cup softened butter
3 large eggs
3/4 cup water
2 cups unbleached flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. cinamon

Icing:
2 cups mashed bananas (baby food)
1 Tbl. butter
2 tsp. vanilla
3 Tbl. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
6 Tbl. carob flour (doggy safe chocolate flavoring)

In mixing bowl, beat together banana and butter until creamy. Add eggs and water; beat well. Stir in dry ingrediants and beat until smooth. Spoon batter into oiled bundt pan or cupcake tins. Bake at 350* for 35 minutes.

Icing: Blend ingrediants throughly and spread onto cooled cake. Decorate with natural peanut butter, dog treats, etc


***I made it into cupcakes so it was easier to feed him. I don't remember exactly how many it made but I'm thinking somewhere around 2 dozen.

well i LOVE the receipe.. but i have no idea what i woudl do with 2 dozen cup cakes :P

[juliaw04]

Originally Posted by marcerella02

well i LOVE the receipe.. but i have no idea what i woudl do with 2 dozen cup cakes :P

Haha I kinda thought that same thing after I made them! However, they do freeze nicely...just pop one or two in the microwave for a tasty reminder of the birthday for days to come!!

[marcerella02]

Originally Posted by juliaw04

Haha I kinda thought that same thing after I made them! However, they do freeze nicely...just pop one or two in the microwave for a tasty reminder of the birthday for days to come!!

oh great idea.. how does the frosting freeze... ok?? i guess i can freeze them without the frosting and then just use like yogurt or something!

[juliaw04]

Originally Posted by marcerella02

oh great idea.. how does the frosting freeze... ok?? i guess i can freeze them without the frosting and then just use like yogurt or something!

Not frosting them would probably be the best option. On mine, the frosting turned sort of brittle once it was frozen and then seemed to absorb into the cupcake after I reheated it.