First Birthday Cake with Fresh Berry Yogurt

Makes 1 (6-inch) cake (about 8 servings)
Time 2 hrs
First Birthday Cake with Fresh Berry Yogurt

Instead of serving a sugar-laden layer cake for your child’s first birthday, consider this whole wheat birthday treat, sweetened with dates and applesauce, and stacked in two layers with fresh berry yogurt. Decorate the cake with sliced fresh berries if you like.

Special Diets:

VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    <b>Cake</b>
    1/2 cupfull-fat coconut milk
    1/4 cupunsweetened applesauce
    1/2 cupdates (5 or 6), pitted and chopped
    1 tablespoonflaxseed meal
    1 teaspooncider vinegar
    1 teaspoonpure vanilla extract
    3/4 cupwhole wheat pastry flour
    3/4 teaspoonbaking powder
    1/2 teaspoonbaking soda
    <b>Fresh Berry Yogurt</b>
    1/2 cupwhole-milk plain Greek yogurt
    1/2 cupberries, such as blueberries or chopped strawberries
    1 largedate, pitted and chopped

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Method

Preheat the oven to 350F.


Line the bottom of two 6-inch-round cake pans with circles of parchment paper.


To make cake, combine coconut milk, applesauce and dates in a small saucepan and bring just to a simmer over medium heat.


Remove from heat, cover and let sit for 5 minutes.


Meanwhile, in a small bowl, stir together flaxseed and 3 tablespoons water.


Transfer applesauce mixture and flaxseed mixture to a food processor, add vinegar and vanilla and puree until smooth.


In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda.


Add applesauce mixture and stir until combined.


Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans, gently shaking and tapping the pans to smooth out the top.


Bake until cakes are golden brown and bounce back in the middle when touched, 20 to 25 minutes.


Let cool completely. (Cakes will shrink slightly as they cool.)


When ready to serve, make fresh berry yogurt: Combine yogurt, berries and date in a food processor and puree, scraping down sides of food processor bowl often, until smooth and spreadable.


Loosen edges of one cake with a paring knife and transfer to a plate, discarding the parchment paper.


Spread with some of the berry yogurt, top with remaining cake and spread remaining yogurt over the second. Serve immediately.


The cake will keep refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 3 days. (Suggested age: 12 months and up)

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 slice

Calories

130

Total Fat

5g

Saturated Fat

g

Cholesterol

mg

Sodium

130mg

Total Carbohydrate

21g

Dietary Fiber

3g

Total Sugars

10g

Protein

3g

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