Wow! It’s been a year since I gave birth to our 2nd child. That went fast. 
I can’t believe that a year flew by already. We were so busy with moving to a new State, new school, new friends, new everything that it really feels like she was just born yesterday!
Now she is about to walk on her own, socializing, and is showing a lot of character of who she is. Very strong personality.
Her big sister Zu has been such a perfect big sister, I can’t ask for anything more from her. She tries to help as much as a 5 year old can and has been so good at sharing and being a big kid doing stuff on her own. It’s hard to see her grow up so fast but it’s so rewarding to see how great of a kid she is.
So for today’s special getting over that 1 year mark, we had such a busy day, but I managed to whip up a simple birthday cake. To tell you the truth it was just a hot cake with apples, and some whip cream with bananas and blueberries on top. but it worked out great. Fastest way to make a cake, use a frying pan.
Simple Toddler Birthday Cake:
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- Pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 of a Gala apples cut into baby size cubes (smaller than 1/4 inch)
- 1 tbsp butter
- 50 ml whipping cream
- 1 tsp sugar (for the whip cream)
- bananas & blueberries or any other fruit for garnishing
In a large bowl, mix all the dry ingredients together and sift and put aside. Then mix all the wet ingredients in a separate bowl. In a skillet, melt the butter and saute the diced apples until soft. Take out half of the apples and set aside.
Mix wet and dry ingredients and pour batter over apples. (I used an egg mold that looks like a round cookie cutter to make the cakes round.) Just like hot cakes, flip over after you see the bubbles and cook until golden brown on both sides. Repeat with the apples that you set aside and make another cake.
After they are done, let them cool a bit, and whip up the whip cream. Use the whip cream to put in between the cakes and on top of the cake and garnish with the bananas and blueberries. Simple, fast and easy.
And let baby destroy your 20 min creation. 🙂
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