1st Birthday Cake

  I really want to make Londyn my Moms Chocolate Cake- because it is the best!! But would Chocolate put her into sugar shock? I found these baby friendly cakes that I am thinking look more like a baby would like. Which one looks better?

Pumpkin Apple Harvest Cake


By Cait Johnson, author of Witch in the Kitchen



INGREDIENTS



1 cup cooked or canned pumpkin puree

2 large eggs, beaten

3/4 cup organic sugar

3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped apple

1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Whipped cream or confectioners’ sugar for topping (optional)



1. Preheat oven to 325F. Prepare an 8-inch round cake pan by greasing and flouring it.

2. Combine pumpkin, eggs, and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add flour, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, and salt, stirring to combine. Add apples and nuts, stirring again. Pour mixture into prepared pan.

3. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.

4. Cool the cake, still in the pan, on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then invert the cake onto the rack, remove pan, and cool cake completely.

5. When ready to serve, turn cake on to a pretty plate and top with whipped cream or confectioners’ sugar, if desired, or serve plain.



ps. If you make the cake, smooth it out when you put it in the pan as pumkin makes it bake in whatever shape it goes in there with. Guests loved the cake, BabyG did...I frosted it by whipping heavy cream with a little sugar and cream cheese.


BANANA CAKE




2/3 c. banana, mashed

1/2 c. butter, softened

3 lg. eggs

3/4 c. water

2 c. unbleached flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. cinnamon

Optional: 1 c. chopped walnuts OR 1/2 c. chopped walnuts & 1/2 c. raisins



Grease and flour a 9 x 13 inch pan. Beat together mashed banana and soft butter until creamy. Beat in water. In a separate bowl, beat eggs until very foamy. Beat into mixture. Blend in flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Beat until smooth. Stir in walnuts or walnuts and raisins, if desired. Spread batter evenly in pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes or until a knife inserted comes out clean. Cool. Serves 8-10.