2 Recipes for Birthday Cake for Birds
Sent in by Lisa and Her Bird Tweetie
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Ingredients:
1 box carrot cake mix 1 can unsweetened fruit cocktail with juice reserved 1 can sweet potatoes (reserve juice) 1/3 scraped cuttlebone 4 eggs 1/2 cup flaked coconut 1/2 cup raisins or other dried fruit peanut butter for icing |
Directions: Prepare cake mix as directed on package, only substitute juice from fruit cocktail and sweet potatoes for liquid and add 4 eggs instead of 2. Add grated cuttlebone and mix well. Add chopped sweet potatoes and mix with mixer. Stir in coconut, raisins, and fruit cocktail. Pour into greased and floured 9" by 11" baking pan and bake according to package directions, or until toothpick comes out clean While still warm, spread a thin layer of peanut butter on top for icing and sprinkle with coconut. Slice when cool and freeze unused pieces. |
Birthday Cake Recipe 2 for Birds
Sent in by Lisa and Her Bird Tweetie
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Ingredients:
2 cups enriched white flour 1 cup cornmeal 2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 cup soft butter 1 small jar baby food fruit 1/2 to 1 cup minced raisins or other dried fruit 3 eggs with shells Vanilla yogurt for icing |
Directions: Mash eggshells with back of spoon until powder.Mix in with eggs. Mix flour,cornmeal and baking powder together. Set aside. In large bowl, cream butter until smooth. Add baby food,minced dried fruit. and egg mixture. Mix until smooth. At low speed, beat flour mixture into fruit mixture until smooth. Pour into well-greased and floured 8-8 baking pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 325 degrees for 50-70 minutes. Let cool on and cut into pieces. If your bird likes yogurt, slice a piece with vanilla yogurt spread on top. |
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