I wanted to post a nice collection of a good variety of Paleo birthday cake recipes. Many people ask me for a good recipe that I recommend. I, personally, always use this recipe because my kids love it. However, I know not everyone likes vanilla or coconut flour or they just want more options.
Let’s talk about butter. Many of these cakes use butter. I have found that substituting ghee in place of butter works perfectly! So, if you have a dairy-allergy, you should be able to use ghee in place of butter. Ghee is when butter is lightly cooked to remove all the milk solids (I love this ghee). It might be difficult to use ghee in place of butter when making a buttercream frosting, so if that is the case, try using a Paleo frosting like this one from Real Food Rn.
15 of the Best Paleo Birthday Cakes on the Net
Grain & Dairy Free!
(Click on photo to go to the recipe)
Very Vanilla Cupcakes
Paleo Yellow Cupcake from A Girl Worth Saving
Chocolate Expresso Cake from And Here We Are
Grain-Free Chocolate Cupcakes from Honest Body
Barbie Birthday Cake from Real Food RN
The Grain-Free/Dairy-Free B-Day Smash Cake from Urban Poser
Deep Chocolate Cake from Butter Nutrition
Layered Chocolate Caramel Cake from Life Made Full
Paleo Citrus Celebration Cake from Grok Grub
Chocolate Banana Ice Cream Cake from Beauty & the Foodie
Indian Carrot Cake from My Heart Beets
Paleo Chocolate Cupcakes from Hollywood Homestead
Banana Mousse Cake from Strands of My Life
Grain-Free Birthday Cake from Thank Your Body
Vanilla Bean Cake with Chocolate Frosting from Paleo Fondue
Most of us love cauliflower. If you’re Paleo then you probably have come to appreciate the many things you can do with a head of cauliflower. Chop it up into florets and steam it. Puree it and make mashed “potatoes”. Use it for making a Paleo pizza crust. Throw florets in a food processor and you have “rice”.
But have you ever thought about throwing the whole damn head of cauliflower in the oven and roasting it? It’s the lazy way to cook it and it comes out so INCREDIBLY delicious.
This recipe is adapted from PureWow. I came across it when I was looking for a new cauliflower recipe. The PureWow recipe is not Paleo, so I changed a few ingredients, made it dairy free, and used bacon fat to roast it in!
Take the coconut oil or the bacon fat and scoop it onto a baking dish. Throw it in the oven to allow it to melt.
Take your can of coconut milk. Ideally, you want the coconut milk to solidify and separate. If using full-fat coconut milk you should be able to just scoop out the thick coconut part and leave the watery part behind. This gives you about a cup of thick coconut.
In a medium bowl, combine the coconut, with the lime/lemon zest and juice, chile powder, cumin, garlic powder, curry powder, salt and pepper.
Now take your cauliflower by the head and dunk it in the bowl. Get it all slathered up in the marinade. Use your hands to to make sure it’s covered thick all over.
Place the cauliflower on the baking dish that you used to melt coconut oil/bacon fat on. Roast it until it is dry and lightly browned for about 30-40 minutes. A crust will form on the surface of the cauliflower from the marinade.
Let the cauliflower cool for a few minutes before cutting in wedges and serving on a big green salad!
Good morning everyone! I’m so excited to have Suzanne from Strands of My Life sharing a delicious recipe from her cookbook, Paleo Treats! Paleo Treats came about as part of her research in finding the root of her lifelong digestive issues. Paleo Treats is a cookbook of healthy, grain-free recipes that will satisfy that need for something sweet without eating any sugar. Every recipe in her cookbook is grain-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, sugar-free, and NUT-FREE! I know this is important for so many of you who need to stay away from nuts.
You can order her cookbook HERE…or get it ridiculously cheap as part of the Fall into Health Sale! Check out some of her cooking creations below…drool!!!
Recipes from Paleo Treats
Paleo Treats is just ONE of the many cookbooks included in the Fall into Health Autumn sale. The sale includes 47 e-books (Paleo cookbooks and health/wellness books), 3 online classes (one is a Paleo cooking class), 2 meal plans (both are Paleo), and so much more. CLICK HERE to see what it all entails and check out all the delicious cookbooks!
And now please welcome my friend Suzanne from Stands of My Life as she, graciously, shares a beautiful recipe from Paleo Treats!
Thank you so much, Jackie, for having me on your lovely blog. These are the simplest of cookies to put together as long as you have some date puree stored away in your fridge. Otherwise you will need a food processor to grind the dates up until they form a mush. I soak my dates in boiling water for an hour first and this makes it easier to puree. These are healthy little drops of heaven for when you need that sweet hit.
I really, really love doing giveaways! I feel it’s my way of giving back to The Paleo Mama community…cause I know I wouldn’t be doing this, blogging and sharing great Paleo content, if it wasn’t for all of you! Click here to take a look at some of the past giveaways I’ve done. This month, I’m joining with some other real foodie bloggers and offering a KitchenAid Mixer!
KitchenAid Mixer – $399 Value!
This giveaway is just in time for the holidays coming up. Even us Paleo eaters can use this mixer! I, personally, love mine for whipping up coconut whipped cream, grain-free batters and cookies, and for even making my own Chocolate Mint Love Butter for the bedroom! Oh yes, my mixer has been worth every penny! So, here’s your chance to win a brand new KitchenAid Mixer…and if you make my Love Butter, you MUST let me know how you loved it!
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I’ve been reading and cooking for so many awesome Paleo cookbooks lately! Having resources like this at your fingertips is going to help you stay focused and successful at eating Paleo. There are so many delicious recipes and so many talented bloggers who are creating food art!
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Make your almond butter or use store-bought. I made my own cause I had a ton of almonds and it’s so stinkin easy!
2. In a medium bowl combine the almond butter, eggs, maple syrup, vanilla, cocoa powder, and sea salt and blend with a hand held mixer for 2 minutes on medium speed. *whoops, I forgot to do this and just stirred it with a wooden spoon and it came out great still!*
3. Add baking soda and vinegar (will fizz up) and fold into the batter.
4. Stir in shredded zucchini. If really watery, squeeze out excess water.
5. Place in a (parchment paper) lined or greased 3.5″x7.5″ loaf pan. You can use mini loaf pans too, just fill 3/4 full. *I used a full loaf pan since I doubled the recipe.*
6. Top with 1-2 TB of mini chocolate chips. *I leaned more towards the 2 TB 🙂 *
7. Bake for 23-28 minutes if you have mini loaf pans and 35-50 minutes for large loaf pan. Start testing with toothpick at 35 minutes and when it comes out clean when inserted in the center, it is done.
8. Allow to cool on a cooling rack and serve!
ENJOY! I topped mine with Kerrygold butter and drank it back with some fresh raw milk! It was THE BEST Paleo bread recipe I have EVER made!
In the two years that I have been blogging about eating Paleo, the MOST asked question is, “How do I start?” It can be very overwhelming for you…I know…I have been there. Throw transitioning a family into that mix and you are so overwhelmed that you don’t even start.
You can scour the internet for hours and hours on how to start eating Paleo and you will find a lot of information. However, you won’t find it all in one spot. You will have to search:
“How do I transition my family?”
“How do I eat Paleo when I’m out of the house?”
“What kinds of foods should I eat when I’m sick?”
“What do I eat when I’m at parties?”
“What do I feel my Paleo kids?”
…and on…and on…and on.
You quit before you even started! Let me encourage you by suggesting this extremely beneficial book that Sylvie McCracken from The Hollywood Homestead has put together a brand new digital book, “The Paleo Survival Guide: Getting Started with Paleo“. Sylvie has not only written a book for you, no, she has written you a survival manual! This book is going to help you make the transition to eating Paleo so much easier.
Sylvie is a walking testimony of how Paleo has changed someone’s life completely. She has lost 65 lbs since she started eating Paleo and weight loss was not even her main goal.
You see, being overweight or underweight is often not the problem. It is a symptom of a problem. When you’re body finds health, it will most likely self-adjust on the weight front quite a bit. – Sylvie McCracken
10 Reasons Why I Love this Book?
50% of the book is information that will be extremely beneficial to your success with Paleo. Actually, 100% is beneficial, but 50% is a manual. The other 50% is recipes that will help you get started.
It starts at the bottom and addresses what Paleo, truly, is.
It talks about how Paleo is safe for kids.
It talks about how to afford eating Paleo.
It talks about reluctant spouses who don’t want to eat Paleo. I had one of those! He’s a firm believer now.
It talks about Paleo in times of sickness
It addresses how to eat Paleo On the Go and when traveling.
It addresses sleep, exercise, and managing stress.
It’s loaded with 45 recipes to get you going.
But you know what my favorite reason why I love this book? Because she is a mom just like me. She has 3 kids and she is making Paleo work for her family. You can see that health and happiness is evident in her family’s life because of Paleo.
Oh, the delicious recipes…did I mention the recipes?
Baby Broccoli Salad
Bacon Guacamole
Sneaky Green Popsicle (aren’t they adorable?)
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Hollywood Homestead is offering my readers a special discount of 20% off if you order it today!!! Coupon Code: PALEOMAMA !
