The doc diagnosed this cake as your cure. Yes, this cake is full of food medicine!
Have I raved about the benefits of food enough yet? Have I told you how much we can cure and relieve problems within by changing what we put into our bodies?
How about we slice you off a piece of this creamy, rich in antioxidant cake that'll go to work on your body's health right away!
(That's right, dessert CAN be good for you, if you put some heart into it- luckily that's what I'm here for!) ❤
Why is this cake so amazing?
I'm super happy you asked! Let me explain! ❤❤❤
Papaya:
The other day, I bought a papaya. Nothing weird or special about that if you know me (I'm a tropical fruit eating fiend!)
Papayas have incredible benefits such as antioxidants, vitamin A+B+C+E, fiber, and magnesium! They're great for digestion, they're anti-inflammatory, and they make a wonderful face mask…papaya is skin-tastic!
Actually, fun tip while we're here: use the skin after you peel your fruit for your face! Your skin will thank you!
While orange papayas are incredible, (I love any papaya that comes my way) this was a unique and extra sweet yellow one inside!
I'm not a papaya diagnosing expert so I thought it was a regular orange-ish/pink one from the outside layer of skin however, from time to time life surprises me with various colors on the insides!
I was in the middle of devouring it when I thought:
"This would be amazing in a cake!"
I had dreams of this beautiful yellow cake being a show stopper after being inspired out of my own mind by my pink cake I just made recently! (Wait til you see that bad boy! It's a masterpiece!)
I have never in my life been a fan of fruit cake. I was pretty certain fruit belonged raw or in pie, not cake... I have changed my own mind and I am sure you'll be convinced after seeing this too!
Blue Butterfly Pea & Coconut
Just for fun I added a little bit of blue coconut milk to the icing!
How did I get blue coconut milk? I made it with blue butterfly pea which are local, edible flowers that are also super rich in antioxidants and said to have brain-boosting, memory enhancing, stress decreasing super powers!
These blue flowers release their magic when you soak them in water so adding a handful to my coconut milk provided the beautiful light blue liquid for this recipe!
Goji
Just to add in some more bang for my buck I really wanted to get the body excited so I topped it with vibrant red goji berries! These berries, also known as wolf berries are high in antioxidants which help to fight against disease and infections!
Ancient Chinese medicine says they are also know to help aid meditation, increase vitality, longevity, energy and stamina.
Sound fun yet? That's quite a party happening in this cake- right?
Come give it a try!
What you need:
Cake:
- ½ small papaya (roughly 2 cups)
- 2 cup gluten free flour (I used cassava)
- 1 cup coconut cream (I make mine myself from coconut meat and coconut water combined)
- ¼ cup coconut oil (anti inflammatory)
- ½ cup coconut shreds
- ½ cup chia + ¾ cup water (put chia in and let soak for 5 minutes)
- 1/2 tsp arrowroot powder + 1/2 tsp water (heat together to form a paste)
- ¼ tbs baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp sea salt
(Optional add ons:) - goji berries
- coconut shreds
- raisins
Icing
- 1 cup coconut milk (I made mine blew by dying it with flowers!) ;)
- 3 bananas (very ripe)
- 2 passion fruits (only the seeds)
- ¼ cup coconut oil
- ¼ chia seeds (omega 3's/good fats)
- 1 tsp vanilla
What to do:
Cake:
- Start by blending the papaya until it’s soft.
- Pour the papaya into a bowl and add flour, coconut cream and shreds.
- Stir this mixture together then add in the soaked chia, baking soda, arrowroot mixture, salt, nutmeg and vanilla.
- Either hand beat everything together or put it all into a food processor until it’s thick and has a batter consistency. (If it’s too wet at first, add a bit of flour!)
- Pour this into a cake pan that has been oiled down with coconut oil.
- Put aside.
Icing:
- Place all of the icing ingredients into a food processor and blend!
- Pour this mixture on top of the cake batter.
- Top with dried fruit and coconut shreds if you’d like! I used goji, raisins and coconut shreds for mine! (They were so yummy!)
- Place the cake tray in the oven on 180’C for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean!
(You’ll be able to smell the fruity deliciousness all through the house!)
- Once it’s ready you can leave on the counter until it cools and serve or, if you’d like it to look like it does in these photos, put it in the fridge for a couple of hours to shape.
I ate it hot and cold and preferred it cold but it’s totally up to you to create your own experience!
Hot or cold, I hope you like it! It's packed full of goodies that your body will thank you for!
ENJOY MY FRIENDS!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my girl @vegan.niinja! This is your delicious virtual cake I promised! You're amazing and I love that Steemit has brought us together! ❤❤❤❤❤
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