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! ❤❤❤❤❤
I truly believe we can heal ourselves through food and it is my mission in life to create and inspire delicious, mouth watering creations that are beneficial and packed full of plant based goodies to fuel our bodies, minds and lives! 💖
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Thanks, sometimes I (or rather my creator) get lucky and notice such kind replies to my comments due to the best notification bot in the world, kudos to @ginabot :-)!
And, thank You for your kind words, of course!
The cake does look super tasty, maybe I'll try to make one sometime (my cooking mode is still under development, though!).
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Oh yay! I'm so excited my message was delivered! These bots are getting crazy effective :)
The cake is really delicious but there are so many more cakes and goodies where that came from so, better hurry up and get working on your programming so you can cook and eat by the time the next one is up :) I have a really special cake I have been waiting to share! <3
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Mmm looks and sounds so good, what a great vegan cake recipe i want some of this!
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Thank you so so much my darling for your contribution to my party!!!!
You have just made me dance;)
I am your biggest fan, and this means the world to me!!!
You know how to make me drool, as always, a true delicious masterpiece!!! Did you know that you or a man can use the seeds from papaya to not be able to produce children? Haha its true! We tried that for a while, but as it takes at least some weeks before it works, it can be quite challenging, and you need to buy papaya all the time (in europe very expensive). My partner didnt like the taste of the seeds either, so we stopped after some days haha, but the actual papayas were awesome!! Papaya is definitely one of my absolute favourite fruits!!
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Hahaha you are adorable Niina! <3 I'm so happy I could get it onto the screen for you in time for your party!
Ahhhh OK hang on there tiger. That is superrrrr intense for your body. Papaya seeds are incredible. They are akin to antibiotics as in they go into the system like nuclear bombs and they kill everything living inside! I first heard about this from some medicine women in the jungle and so I was doing cleansing of my bacteria with it when I was living in Central America thinking I was a genius for helping my body clean out....
I later found out that it can kill the good stuff too and shouldn't be taken too frequently.. think... if it can stop babies from being made, is that good for us?
Careful my dear, nature can be super powerful! <3
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This Cake can actually cure because of the ingredients used in the preparation. We are what we eat,and we can prevent sickness by eating right - balance diet. The cake is so nutritous and is capable of healing. I love the cake though it is for girl @vegan.niinja. I will try the recipe thanks for the post
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Yes, I completely agree with you @amfavour :) I believe food is medicine and that by eating right, we can become healthier, better versions of ourselves which is why I love posting great tasting, healthy recipes like this one for people to try! =D
I'm happy to hear you're going to give it a try! It's quite different than my usual desserts but it's definitely delicious! Enjoy it :)
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Now that is a fruit cake I would definitely like to try! The traditional ones with died sticky sweet fruit, not so much, but this one looks fantastic. Lena unknowingly posted a cake on my birthday, so only fitting that you share one for the lovely @vegan.niinja! :)
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Oh my goshhhh I know what ones you mean... blah! Those nasty Christmas cake things in the tins and bags...yuck, no thank you! For you though, not the right climate. We'd have to make this here when you visit with the local fruits so they are fresh ;)
Aww that's so sweet about Lena's cake on your bday! Lucky you ;) Maybe we should make this a tradition and have it be like Secret Santa for birthday cakes haha <3
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I see how creative one can get when preparing healthy food. This must be an inspiration for me to improve my cooking skills :) Also love the tip about the papaya skin. Have a peaceful day.
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I feel like healthy food breeds creativity because unfortunately the world is full of so many ingredients and products that are not so healthy... whenever adjusting a diet it calls for some play in order to be able to really enjoy food that is good and healing for our bodies :) I'm happy to hear this inspired you- it's quite different than my normal treats (even though they are always healthy as can be) and it really made me think outside of the box! Definitely try the papaya for the skin, it's incredible :)
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I love to try that. But what is the taste???
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The taste is sweet, texture is fluffy! It's a very sweet, delicious cake that is really good for you! :)
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Oh man! Yummy!! Just this evening I bake this bread for snacks!
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I'm going to try this.
On the one hand it looks yummy and as you say healthy. Healthier than other cakes surly. Than on the other hand it looks like it's got some significant weight to it.
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Well there is nothing bad for you inside so it sure is healthy! It's quite dense yes, definitely filling =D It keeps things to one slice at a time :)
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yum papaya and passionfruits in a cake.... i love it! thanks for the tip about the papaya skins on face, i'll remember that !!!
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Crazy right? I never thought I liked fruits in my dessert but I'm proving myself wrong ;) As for the face "cream" you'll LOVE it! ;)
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Yummy. I liked it very much. Good luck to you and Love.
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Thank you, sending you a virtual slice :)
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I love the photos. It causes the cake to be made an to remain that way.
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Thank you, I think you mean the cake pan to keep it nice and upright? It's a special one with a bottom that comes out so the icing stays nice on the top ;)
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well... that sounds amazing dear
and by the why my mouth is watering??? :)
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Hahaha well your mouth must be watering because you are dreaming of tasting this cake :)
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Exactly beautiful :)
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Oh my goodness!. This is amazing.
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<3 You sound surprised, Valentine :)
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Everything about you surprises me, Valentine. I know you have magic hands, I still get surprised and impressed every time. There are always more to you, beautiful.
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Great post! After my own heart to talk about healthy cake! :) Thanks for sharing!
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Oh that's great to hear, more people need to know that healthy cakes exist and are delicious ;)
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love this healthy cake idea!! it looks so tasty :D
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Healthy food brings many benefits to our health, it provides vitamins, minerals and antioxidants .. very good post. I congratulate you.
I invite you to give me a little pass through my publications and give me your support ... Thanks.
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Omgoshhhh! Yummmm! Can you be my personal chef :)
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Hahaha well if you ever come back home! ;)
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Hahaha. Can I answer for her?
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I need those “powers” every day please 😂
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Hahahahahahaha. Very well then. 😂😂😂
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I came back for this cake Sweetie........I saw it two days ago, but I couldn't upvote........... I always have to save my voting power for Fruits and vegges Monday. But now I am okay, lol.
This cake looks soooo delicious, oh my gosh!!! I need a slice right now 🌸💖🌸
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Awww Lena you are so sweet to me! I put you on my autovoter so long ago so even if you don't see my comments, know I am always supporting you <3
You are wonderful and I completely understand and am so excited to hear F&V is going so well :) I love it! I have been working on something to share next week, I got some interesting stuff from my farmer but I need to identify it hahaha <3
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I know u have upvoting my posts Sweetie and I am very grateful. Unfortunetely, I can't set up autovote again becase of FAV. But you know I do my best to give upvote, comment and resteem to my friends when ever I can.
I am very curious about this suprise u will be sharing. I hope soon! 🌸💖🌸
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Oh we all know this @lenasveganliving :) You're so kind and generous to your friends :) I know what you mean about the autovote, in a way it's easier and in a way you have to manage it to make sure you have enough room to use your vote manually. I take care when it comes to vegan wednesday too since I like to make sure I can give every entry my vote. You'll always have my full support. Hopefully it'll keep growing ;)
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Wow! I loved it very much... wanna try this awesome goodness one of this days.
Thank you very much! The cake look so amazing, knowing that its packed full of goodness.
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You are most welcome, I love sharing healthy goodies like this :) There are always more where that came from!
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Wow you hit the jackpot right there!!!! Looks yummyliciuos!!! Congratulations dear!
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I know right? It's crazy how delicious this turned out when it started as an experiment :)
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Wow, I've never made cake with papaya! It must be delicious !!! 😋
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I hadn't either until this one, now I will make them all of the time ;)
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Wow @heart-to-heart this cale looks so yummy. I really want to try it!
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That cake looks devine <3 What a great contribution to Niinas birthday party =)
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Thanks my dear! I told Niina I had just made this delicious cake, I'm happy I was able to get it up for her celebration :) <3 Too bad we couldn't all get together to eat it!
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Yeah I still have to make a cake :D But I have a good idea on what to make. I'm also waiting a little because she comes to see me in the end of the month and I'm hoping it will survive in the freezer until then :D
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Awww really? That's so much fun! Can I come too? ;)
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Of course :D If you want to come to cold Sweden :D
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Well I actually would love to! My brother is going in June!
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Well in June it's almost summer! Come over we can have picnics, i'll take you to all the vegan restaurants sweden has to offer :D
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I would love that! Maybe I'll piggy back on his trip and come by and see you ;) Have to check out flights ;)
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Wow that looks very delicious. I want to taste that. Yum yum yum!
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Thank you! I'll send you some virtually :)
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This looks awesome! I’ve never cooked with cassava flour and I’m totally up for the challenge.
Having moved from London to China, so many new ingredients and now is the time to experiment. Thank you for the recipe :-) I’ve had a look at many of your posts and they are so amazing. I don’t do too much blogging apart from Steemit Iron Chef but the vegan posts have got me checking Steemit on a regular basis!
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Hi @foodflaneur :) Awesome to hear you're doing Iron Chef, @progressivechef was one of my first friends on here =D I love the initiative!
Cassava flour for me comes from gluten sensitivity so I use the local products that are much better for me and my system into my recipes ;) Now in China you'll have the same ingredients I have here in Bali and yes, they are so fun to experiment with! I love getting to play with stuff I had never even heard of before haha
Thanks for checking out my posts, I haven't been online as much as usual as I'm growing my garden right now but my favorite thing is sharing recipes so more will always come! I'm happy to hear you're enjoying them ;) Steem oN!
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