This complicated expensive camera stuff is hard. Even though I read an entire book on it, unless I physically know what I’m doing, sh*t ain’t gonna happen. So hopefully the more I play with every single setting on the camera, the better pictures will get. But I only had a good 10 minutes to test things out and get pictures done, so this is what you get. Sorry for not being sorry, but still kind of sorry.
I had to run in the snow yesterday. Ew. I promised myself that I would run every day for an entire month, 2.5 miles or more, just to see what my body thought of running. It’s not loving CrossFit right now as much, so I’m running on top of lighter CrossFit workouts while my body heals itself. So I couldn’t back out because of the snow. Or because it was my birthday and I just wanted to stay in, eat cake, while watching the Food Network and Sex and the City. Nope, I ran my ass to the gym to do my “birthday” workout at CrossFit Broadway. Jason (the owner) asked me what my favorite movements are and I gave him the movements that I hate the least because they don’t nag at the injuries I have as much. What’s up with injuries? They’re dumb. He also put a picture of me failing at a beer bong while surfing in Lake Powell on the website. I fail at partying AND working out. F*ckin’ A.
Sorry for my curse words. Not really, but people like to hear apologies for that.
My parents got me a couple pretty sweet gifts for my bday, I was super stoked to get a sifter and a hand mixer to create more goodies with. I’ve wanted to get a sifter for a while now because coconut flour clumps up so easily, but I haven’t gotten to it, well, because I’m lazy. So thankfully the good ole’ rents fixed that. Thanks you guys. You’re not old. You had an iPhone before I did.
Speaking of iPhones, when I got one a few weeks back while I was in Austin, I asked my friends on Facebook to text me their number so I could have it in my phone because I had lost all of my numbers in the transfer. Well, I think 3 people texted me. THREE. My friends obviously really care for me. Who am I kidding, I only really talk to 3 people on a regular basis. It’s understandable no one would contact me. They were probably thankful.
That was a boring paragraph.
One last tid bit of information. Actually two to speak of.
- I spelled Sergio’s last name wrong in my cookbook. I’m officially the worst best friend ever. Truly.
- The house I live in (with 2 other wonderful ladies) is being taken over by my blog stuff. There are boxes upon boxes in my living room. Bags of baking items in a corner. Kitchen appliances EVERYWHERE. Photography props in every corner. And a ton of shoes every where. The shoes don’t have to do with my blog, but I wear them while blogging sometimes, so it counts. I’m officially the worst roommate ever. Honestly
Thank you roommates and Sergio for still liking me and putting up with me despite my poor sense of awareness. About everything. I appreciate your patience and kindness.
Now let’s talk about cake.
Simple Blueberry Lemon Birthday Cake
- Yield: 2-4 1x
Ingredients
For the cake(s)
- 2/3 cup coconut flour, sifted
- 5 eggs
- 1/3 cup carton almond milk (you could also use coconut milk)
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- juice of 2 lemons
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup fresh blueberries
- 1–2 tablespoon coconut oil(for greasing pans)
For the frosting
- 1/2 cup coconut butter, melted
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/8 cup raw honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Sift your coconut flour into a bowl. If you do not have a sifter, that’s fine, just try to get rid of the coconut flour clumps by pressing down a fork through the flour.
- Add eggs and almond milk and either use a spoon to mix well or a hand mixer. Mix until smooth.
- Then add the honey, vanilla extract, lemon juice, lemon zest, baking soda, and a pinch of salt. Mix well to combine.
- Then fold in your blueberries carefully.
- Grease your springform pans with coconut oil. I used two 4 inch springform pans. Cute little guys (got them on Joann’s Fabrics). You could also make these into muffins/cupcakes or maybe into one small/thin round cake!
- Pour the mixture into the two greased pans.
- Place on a baking sheet for even baking. And into the oven to bake for 35-40 minutes or until slightly brown on the top and cooked through in the middle. Do the toothpick test to check.
- Let cake cool before removing them from the stringform pan.
- While cakes are cooling, mix together the melted coconut butter, lemon juice, and honey until well mixed.
- Pour frosting on top of cakes. Then eat. Because that’s what you do with cakes.
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Love your website, posts and recipes! You have made going Paleo so easy and delicious! We have been really good all month so it’s time for a treat and this sounds perfect…except for one small thing – neither one of us is a lemon fan. Can I just skip the lemon altogether or will that ruin the cake?
absolutely!
Thank you, Thank you, OMG, THANK YOU. I made this tonight after finding your site for my daughter and I. The only thing I did different was add 1/2 tbsp of virgin coconut oil to the “frosting” to make it smoother – then took the leftover shredded coconut (from making fresh coconut butter) and toasted it to lightly sprinkle the top of the frosting once it was on the cake. I AM IN HEAVEN. AGAIN- THANK YOU!
Any idea how long to bake if I use a muffin/cupcake pan?
probably 20-25 minutes
Been following your blog as a fave since starting paleo and this is great….and your posts are great! THANK YOU for the inspiration and motivation! ….and Happy Birthday!
YURRRMMMMM! I have to postpone my SD til I can try this! I’m gonna try feijoas instead of blueberries (they’re a Brazilian fruit that only grows for 2 months in New Zealand and my neighbors press bucketloads onto me). I just wish someone in NZ sold coconut butter…I haven’t tried making it myself yet because all the coconut here is “dessicated” (very dried out – not the moist shreds you can get in US)
Hey fellow Oceanian! Just wanted to say I’m in Australia and bought coconut cream concentrate online when i couldn’t find it ANYWHERE here – from Agraxia.com.au. I did see a huge range of coconut products in a random organic cafe a while ago, so they’re getting out there, but online is definitely the way to go.
So, I wasn’t sure if I was going to make this today, but I was at the mall and this cute guy was selling paintball passes, I don’t like paintball but the guy was like hey, what are you doing today, and I said might make a cake. And he goes, what cake? And I said, well, apple and date or lemon and blueberry. And he goes, make the Lemon and blueberry cake, and if it’s good then bring a piece here tomorrow.
So now I have a dilemma, because I have a delicious cake, which I want all for myself, but I also may have found myself a boyfriend. Either way, thanks for the awesome recipe Juli!
Happy Birthday Julie.
I just bought my first DSLR two weeks ago and am in the exact same boat. Reading the book (for Dummies by the way) I think, “Yeah. That makes sense. I get it.” Then I go practice and I think, “Boy, you are REALLY bad at this.”
FWIW–your blueberry cake looks awesome. My daughter turns one next month and I am going to make it for her birthday cake.
Best,
Tricia
First of all, HAPPY (now belated) BIRTHDAY!!! 🙂 Secondly, what’s up w/the steady state cardio? Our bodies aren’t built for the constant jarring of running on a daily basis. I’m sure you’re familiar with Mark Sisson’s primal fitness recommendation – lots of low intensity movement every day, lift heavy things (not too often), and sprint every 10 days or so.
So if you really want to do something on a daily basis, you’d be better off doing some fast paced walking, with the odd sprint thrown in once every week-ish. Your body will thank you.
Thanks for this recipe…I made it last night using a donut pan and they turned out great-they are so yummy. My icing was a fail…turned out way too watery so I just dipped the donuts instead of putting the icing on top! Thank you!
Happy belated birthday! Recipe looks ridiculously good. Yeah running sucks and I suck at it but I’m going to have to start ramping it up to get ready for Murph. Don’t hate me but try a hot yoga class. Has really helped me recovering from crossfit injury. Going lighter in the wods is hard mentally for me but I know it’s the right thing to do. Knowing others are doing what’s best for their bodies will help keep me on track. Thanks!