2 cups of raisins
2 cups of walnuts
1 cup of pitted dates
1/2 of a juiced lemon
Directions
1. Process or blend: raisins, walnuts and a few dates
2. Mould the base onto a plate in whatever shape you like. I made a "mound" :) but you can get creative and make a heart or even a star, or any other shape.
3. Frosting: Blend dates and lemon juice.
4. Spread frosting over the base.
The Rawtarian's Thoughts
This raw birthday cake recipe is a guest post by Michelle from Raw Food Health Watch.
As far as I'm aware, and I'm happy to say, my children (3 year old girl, 17 month old boy) have never had processed or refined sugars, but they do have their "sweets" on occasion. In fact, they get super excited when they get to sit down to a nice handful of organic raisins :)
Well, they were very excited when, on my son's first birthday we prepared this delicious, but simple, date and nut torte raw birthday cake that I like to call "the birthday cake alternative." Who says we can't stick to tradition and still keep it healthy!
We used a food processor to whip this up but you may be able to get away with using a blender if that's all you have on hand.
When making the base of your "birthday cake" you simply blend the "base" ingredients together and then mould onto a plate. For the "frosting" you blend up the ingredients and spread over the base. And that's it!
I have made this raw cake with other ingredients as well to change it up a bit, swapping out the walnuts with almonds for example, or using some figs in the base. There are lots of different variations, and the ones I tried were all very tasty. Enjoy!
Michelle is a raw food blogger who enjoys sharing raw food related information, news and recipes on her web site: RawFoodHealthWatch.com.
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Comments
Jackie
Feb 28, 2011
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That is a fantastic idea! But I had a question; you say your kids have never had any refined sugars? Are they able to drink juice, or do they only drink water to avoid the sugars?
The Rawtarian
Mar 08, 2011
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That's a good question, Jackie. Hopefully Michelle will check in and answer your question.
Michelle
Mar 13, 2011
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Sorry for the late reply Jackie... they usually sip lemon water throughout the day.. and green smoothies are what they call "juice" which they have several times throughout the day :)
On occasion we add 100% orange juice or other kinds to their smoothies but we are doing that less and less because of the pasteurization.
They have the occasional green juice, and they drink almond milk... that's about it :) thanks for asking.
oh.. and lately we have been giving them water kefir which they really love!
The Rawtarian
May 15, 2011
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Cute! Sounds like they've got a great start with you, Michelle.
Naama
Feb 28, 2011
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My 6 yo daughter is well familiar with sugar and chocolate. For her last birthday I made a raw chocolate cake (with no raisins. she likes them alone) and when I asked her to choose any cake she wants for her party she asked for the same raw cake.
Sure it made me very happy :-)
(And ever since you posted your brownie recipe, when one of the girls asks for a cake that's what she gets and she is very pleased)
The Rawtarian
Mar 08, 2011
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Smart girl, lol. Must be very satisfying to know that she likes raw food. :)
Wendy
Mar 12, 2011
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I have to make a birthday cake for someoone at my office and I might make this one.
The Rawtarian
Apr 11, 2011
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Wendy, did you make this recipe, I wonder?
Amanda
May 24, 2011
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What an awesome idea! I've gotten rid of nearly all sugar from my house! My kids love water! They haven't had juice in months. I keep a lot of fruit on hand, so if they want orange juice or apple juice, they eat the fruit! They also drink raw milk and I have one with a milk allergy who drinks rice milk. I may try to switch him to almond milk, though! I'd really love to make this cake for my daughter's 9th birthday!
The Rawtarian
Jun 25, 2011
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Sounds great, Amanda! Yes, it's much better to eat the whole foods to get all the nutritional benefits, like all the fiber etc.
Happy belated bday to your daughter :)
Ann
Feb 10, 2012
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Amanda, you might want to consider switching ALL your children to almond milk. There is a lot of evidence the protein in milk is bad for all of us. Harvard just came out with a study reinforcing this. Watch the film "Forks Over Knives" and if you're up for it read about 'The China Study'. Best wishes to you!
The Rawtarian
Feb 10, 2012
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I second the recommendation for The China Study. I have read it as well, and it's very eye-opening
catherine
Jul 18, 2011
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HI Laura-Jane
Thanks for your recipes.
I would like to add that lemon juice is a wonderful, cleansing and alkalising food but BEWARE how your children drink it as it takes the enamel off teeth, even watered down! Only drink through a straw.
Catherine
The Rawtarian
Jul 18, 2011
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Hi Catherine, thanks for your note.
In my opinion nothing replaces pure, simple water as a beverage of choice no matter what your age.
Robert Jipson
Mar 05, 2012
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Hello,
I was wondering if 2 banana's would work to sub. instead of the lemon juice? new to eating raw and loving it. thanks love, Robert
The Rawtarian
Mar 09, 2012
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Hi Robert, no, try orange juice instead
Leah
Apr 20, 2012
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Hello all,
My little girls first birthday is just around the corner and I want to make her a healthy raw birthday cake. I have yet to try giving her any kind of nut, which I know are in most raw recipes. I thoroughly enjoy ALL of the rawtarian's recipes and was hoping you - or anyone - may be able to help me out with a healthy nut-less alternative. I have done a lot of research and have been unhappy with my results. I have four weeks and counting.
Thanks!
Leah
The Rawtarian
Apr 23, 2012
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If you have a dehydrator you can try this as cake: http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-sweet-bread-recipe. It does have 1/2 cup pecans but not as many as the above recipe
Ice with this: http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-cream-cheese-icing-recipe
The Rawtarian
Apr 23, 2012
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Oops, that icing has a lot of nuts. You might be able to ice with this instead: http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-chocolate-avocado-pudding-recipe (but assemble at last minute - might get soggy with this icing)
Leah
Apr 24, 2012
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Awesome! Thank you. I think I will "test" baby girl on almonds and pecans before her first birthday. From what I understand a 3 day test of each is necessary to be sure there are not any allergic reactions. Nut allergies do not run in either family so I am sure she'll be fine. Just scary!
Thank you for responding to my post. I found two other recipes I think I am going to try that are nut free. Looks like I have a lot of raw "test dehydrating" in my future!
Thanks again!
Leah
The Rawtarian
May 06, 2012
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My pleasure Leah
Leah
May 21, 2012
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Update! My daughters first birthday was a smash! I made the raw sweet bread into little cupcakes for an appetizer snack and even the most non-raw foodies LOVED them! I drizzled your raw cream cheese icing on them. They were gone in less than 5 minutes!
For her cake I made your raw brownie with the raw chocolate frosting. Again, another smash hit! Even baby girl loved it! :) Made me a proud mama! With it I served a raw banana chocolate ice cream from Jennifer Cornbleet (although I sweetened the cocoa nibs with raw cocoa butter and raw coconut sugar) and it turned out beautifully.
I also made your raw corn chips and guacamole. YUMMY!
Thanks for all of your wonderful recipes! Everyone loved the food and I even handed out your website to several non-raw food guests!
Leah
The Rawtarian
May 21, 2012
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Yay! Sounds like you made some excellent choices! And I love the idea of making cupcakes. Did you shape them into cupcake shapes? How did you do that - by hand?
Thanks so much for coming back and sharing how it turned out.
I look forward to her 2nd bday and what raw goodies you might make then :)
Sounds like an awesome bday party. You should be a proud mama :)
Leah
May 22, 2012
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I first formed the raw sweet bread into a large round and dehydrated it until it began to firm up. Then I took a coffee scooper and it made them into little rounds and dehydrated the rest of the way. :)
The Rawtarian
May 27, 2012
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BRILLIANT
Taurmini
Nov 03, 2012
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My daughter's 1st birthday is on Sunday and I've been trying to figure out what to serve her as a cake. I'm so glad this worked so well for you...I think I'll try the same thing. I'm so glad this site exists!
The Rawtarian
Nov 03, 2012
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Happy first bday to your little one, Taurmini!
Winnie
Oct 15, 2012
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If I make this a day ahead of time, would I need to refrigerate it? Thanks.
The Rawtarian
Nov 02, 2012
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Yes, if you make ahead of time please refrigerate immediately and keep in fridge
Caroline McGrath
Nov 13, 2012
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Hello :)
I'm new to raw food and loving your website, your recipes are so simple its amazing!
I want to make raw treats for my sons upcoming first birthday and wanted to ask you which recipes would be suitable for toddlers? I was going to make some chocolate based treats but read that raw cacao might be too intense for toddlers, any advice would be much appreciated!
Best wishes,
Caroline
The Rawtarian
Nov 16, 2012
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Hi Caroline :) Sweet treats for toddles, I do like the idea of staying away from choco based recipes if given the choice. You could try the lemon bars b ut might be a bit too tart http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-lemon-bars-recipe, or maybe even cheesecake http://www.therawtarian.com/raw-cheesecake-recipe?
Kay
Apr 17, 2013
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hello is there any way that you could replace the dates with any other fruit?...
The Rawtarian
Apr 20, 2013
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Hi Kay, you can use raisins instead of the dates
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