Cake Smash Recipe, Take One

Today I suck a little less at baking a cake.

Copeland's 1st Birthday is in 2 weeks. I can't believe how fast this year has flown by. I'm a mixed bag of emotions. I'm also going totally overboard in planning this party. Man, I really hope people show up.

In an attempt to make him a healthier, low sugar cake to smash, I took to the internet. This is a recipe I came up with based on a dozen or so I found online and whatever I had at home already. I wanted to try it out today, but didn't really feel like going to the market.

When I go to make his actual cake, I'll probably use a vanilla frosting. The cake tastes a lot like banana bread. Vanilla will go better than what I made here. But, luckily for me and you I didn't have any so I made a chocolate + avocado frosting! yum-to-the-eeeee!

Here's a lowdown of what I used:

CAKE

4 Ripe Bananas
2 individual cups of Unsweetened Applesauce
3 tsp Vanilla Extract
1 1/2 Cups of Spelt Flour (that's all I had at home)
2 Eggs (beaten)
1 tsp Baking Powder
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Nutmeg
Pinch of salt

Pre-heat your oven to 350.

Mash those bananas

Add in the applesauce

Whisk

Add in the vanilla

I read somewhere that your eggs should be room temperature before baking. Google that shit, add in your eggs.

My lovely Mother in Law gave me these cute measuring cups. <3 her and them.

Mix your dry ingredients.

Grease your 6 inch pans. I cut out parchment paper to line the bottom. Makes taking the cake out easier.

Mix dry and wet ingredients. Do a dance.

Divide your mix into your pans...

evenly.

Bake for 30 minutes or so. Just watch and check them with a toothpick. Take them out of the oven! Let them cool on a cooling rack or a rack from your oven if you're like me.