sneak peak!
February 6, 2010 Full disclosure of today’s [friday] kitchen excitement will be seen on Sunday. Along with answering Vibram questions! Today was non-stop but so much fun!
So, my top secret project I had going on today was….baking a cake for Laura’s surprise bday dinner, that her awesome husband planned. He asked me to make a cake and said to get creative. I love a challenge :) And aaaaanything for my Laura!
I had to fuel my morning, so I brought hot oats back into my life and it felt oh.so.good. hehe. I only think it had been 3 or 4 days since my last bowl but it felt like forever ;)
the mix: oats + vanilla hempmilk [LOVE] + water + egg whites + cinnamon + chia seeds
the toppings: bob’s red mill coconut granola [they just sent this to me and i’m in love with it already] + fresh ground pb + jelly + coconut
CAKE TIME
I hadn’t baked in awhile so I was really excited! I tried to think of flavor combinations all morning before I went out to the store. Here are some of the ingredients. I’ll give the full run-down with recipes and flavors on Sunday ;)
I will tell you that it was a FOUR layer cake with 2 different flavors and a unique buttercream frosting! I have the best buttercream frosting recipe, so stay tuned for that!
Just for Laura, I decided I shouldn’t be scared of my stand mixer anymore. It twas’ amazing!!! I loved that my arm didn’t fall off from creaming butter + sugar for 5min.
instant.love.
A girl’s gotta eat…LUNCH!
- apple + almond butter
- Stonyfield Chocolate Oikos [reallllly good, not too sweet]
- Sunshine gardenburg with a little cheese + ketchup
Then I baked cake #2 and got going on the frosting. I popped the frosting in the fridge and went on a run! I did another successful 2.75m in the Vibrams and it felt great. Pretty excited that my feet aren’t hurting!
Shower ---> Decorate
omg. what happened?
No, Kenna did not eat my cake like she ate the a$$ out of my jeans. I actually meant to do this!
Sneak peak!
frosting bowls
my homegirl :)
Laura’s husberand and our good friend, Travis! He put candles ALL over the cake…literally!
love.it.
Happpppy Birthdaaaay to one of my bestest!!!!!!!!!! <3 <3
I clearly am falling asleep in this photo…which was about 2hrs ago….GO TO BED!!!!
Niiiite!! Off to the mountain [most likely] in the morning with the boyz. [I used a “z” because they’re pretty hardcore]
~Ash
Family + Friends, cake, coconut, oatmeal, yogurt
Reader Comments (5)
Hey Ashley! I discovered you blog a few weeks ago and it's awesome! I am also a very healthy eater and it's great to see someone who makes it fun to eat healthily with wholesome, local foods!
I am also a massive fan of oats and I've been eating muesli all my life since I was a little kid :-) - and I still do this every day!!
As I am also a passionate baker (especially with chocolate!!) I can't wait to see how your cake turned out :-) ...
chocolaty hugs from Germany!
Hey Ashley- I see that you use Hemp milk in your oats, and I've been curious about it every time I see it at the store. I just haven't taken the plunge to buy some yet, because all I can think about when I see the word "hemp" is the stringy necklaces I used to make when I was younger...How does hemp milk taste? What are its nutritional benefits as compared to say, soy or almond milk?
oh, and I'm so excited about your butter cream icing recipe- I love to decorate cakes!
Oh I want to see a full pic of the cake! Yum!
GORG!!!
I need hemp milk back in my life.
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