This birthday, celebrate your health with a Frozen Raw Birthday Cake! Made with only sweet fruits and protein-rich almonds, this raw dessert will be sure to make your birthday a treat. Kids and adults alike love this raw "ice cream cake." Add it to your raw food list today!
Ingredients:
1 Bunt Cake Pan
16 oz. of dried organic figs, soaked overnight in distilled water*
16 oz. of dried pitted organic dates, soaked overnight in distilled water*
12 oz. bag of organic almonds
2 big bunches fully ripe bananas (organic if possible)
Directions:
- Soak fruit in separate bowls. The water level for soaking is about half full.
- Do not cover the dried fruits completely.
- Remove stems from soaked figs, puree figs and set aside.
- Puree dates put in separate bowl, chop almonds in food processor or blender and set aside in its own container.
- Peel and puree the bananas in a blender or food processor.
- To Build the Cake: Place almonds in the bottom of the mold; 2nd layer, pureed figs; 3rd layer almonds; 4th layer pureed bananas, almonds, dates, almonds, figs or whatever order you desire.
- Almonds should be the first layer and end with dates or figs the last layer.
- Cover and freeze overnight.
- To Serve: Remove from the freezer, place upside down on a plate and allow to sit a few minutes until thawed enough to release from the pan.
- Can be carefully set in warm water just long enough to release the cake, being very careful not to get water in the cake.
- This cake has so many possibilities. Use strawberries and blueberries for a beautiful, healthy 4th of July cake. Any of your favorite fruits can be used to make a new family tradition!
