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 The Alice in Wonderland Un-birthday Cake as interpreted by myself


INGREDIENTS:
-3 boxes of white cake mix + whatever they call for (eggs, oil, water, etc.)
-2 jars of lemon curd (at room temperature for easy spreading)
-1 small bottle of Bolthouse Berry Smoothie (blackberry & blueberry juice)
-blue food coloring
-fresh blueberries


DIRECTIONS:
-Prepare the cakes as directed, each box makes 2 cakes
-I used a smaller 8-inch cake pan instead of the standard 9 incher to make the cakes a little taller so I had more room to spare for cutting the tops off of the cakes so they'd be flat and stack better
-For the first cake, I added only about 1tsp of berry juice + a teensy bit of food coloring, keeping the cake mix pretty much white
-For each progressive cake, I would add more juice and more food coloring, with the final and bluest cake having about 1/2 c of juice added to it + a generous amount of food coloring
-Cool cakes completely before trying to stack
-Use a sharp serrated knife to trim the cake, making the tops flat and exposing the colors by cutting off the browned outside of the cakes

-I stacked them in 2 stacks of 3 with lemon curd between each layer and then froze the 2 stacks (it probably won't fit in your freezer if you try to put all 6 cakes on top of each other from the get-go)
-20-30 minutes before serving time, remove cakes from freezer and rinse the blueberries, then pat them dry with a paper towel.  Use another layer of lemon curd to put to 2 stacks on top of each other and use 4 skewers, inserted from the top to the bottom, to hold the cakes stable.
-Add the rest of the lemon curd to the top in a generous layer, layer the blueberries on top in concentric circles
-Trim around the edges to make the cake even, I even added visual interest (perhaps on purpose or perhaps not...) by trimming the cake so it got thinner at the bottom, giving it a whimsical, Alice in Wonderland look ala the Mad Hatter
-A work of art!  Delicious with coconut gelatto and lemon sorbetto :)









































 Another Winner- BIGGEST LOSER-STYLE OAT PANCAKES :D

Not sure if this is really a legit BL recipe, but its healthy and tasty enough to be!  And almost 19 GRAMS OF PROTEIN for a few little pancakes!  So I'm sold!  Very easy to make too, I'm always a fan of things that just get thrown in a food processor :)

This is the per serving recipe, but it can easily be doubled, tripled, quadrupled...

INGREDIENTS:
-2 egg whites (~1/4 cup of pasteurized egg whites)
-1/3 cup dry quick oats
-1/3 cup fat free cottage cheese
-1/3 teaspoon Truvia
-1/3 teaspoon cinnamon
-1/3 teaspoon vanilla

DIRECTIONS
-Pre heat skilled or flat pan medium-hot and spray with cooking spray
-Throw ALL ingredients into food processor and whirl until smooth
-Put dollops into hot pan and flip when they bubble
-Watch out, they cook quickly!
-Each serving makes ~4 small, moist, satisfying pancakes

NUTRITION (I verified using MyPlate.com)
177 calories
1.67g fat
2.66g fiber
2.66g sugar
18.65g protein

Top with about 3/4cup fresh strawberries, 1 teaspoon of sugar free cool whip, and a drizzle of 100% maple syrup or agave for about 100 calories more and YUM!  Balanced breakfast under 300 calories.




BEST CHOCOLATE PUDDING YOU'LL EVER EAT!

Not to mention the easiest, healthiest, richest chocolate pudding you'll ever eat!  And get this, it's dairy-free, has only FOUR INGREDIENTS, has a super dark chocolatey taste, low glycemic index, no artificial anything, and only takes about 2 minutes from start to finish.  I'm hooked.

Ingredients:
-1 large, ripe avocado
-1 tsp vanilla [I use the good stuff- madagascar bourbon- just like Georgetown Cupcakes ;) ]
-3 Tbs unsweetened cocoa powder
-1/4 cup agave syrup
-[OPTIONAL: pinch of sea salt]

Directions:
-Throw it all in a little food processor
-Blend until smooth and dreamy, a minute or 2, until you don't see green anymore
-Use a rubber scraper to get all the goodness out and divide into 3 little tupperwares
-Refrigerate and eat! nom nom nom

Hints:
I have calculated the calories to be about 180 if you make 3 little servings out of the quantities of ingredients listed above.  It may seem like not a big serving, but its a regular Jell-O pudding cup size and believe me, this stuff is rich.  No, you cannot taste avocado, only rich chocolate goodness.  It feels like your eating something very, VERY naughty, but in fact its very, VERY good!

I eat some right after making it and it is just like eating frosting!  But I think its even better the next day after it has chilled in the fridge for a while.

BON APPETIT!

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