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Blueberry and Apple Smash Cake – First Birthday Cake

5 from 1 vote
Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Total: 1 hour
Servings: 12 slices
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A delicious and super healthy birthday smash cake ideal for a baby led weaning very first birthday. Sweetened with only fruit and totally yummy!

Method

  • Pre-heat oven to 180ºC.
  • Wash and core the apples (don’t even peel). Chop into small chunks then add to a saucepan with the water. Bring to the boil then simmer for 12 minutes until soft. Leave aside to cool fully then add to a blender with the coconut oil, bananas, maple syrup and vanilla and blend until it is a smooth and creamy sauce.
  • Crack the eggs into a large bowl and using an electric whisk, whisk them until they become light and fluffy. This takes about 7-8 minutes but they should quadruple almost in size and be completely airy. The trick to know if they are done is by lifting the whisks out and swirling a little of the mixture around. If they hold the shape then you’ve got the right consistency.
  • Fold in the apple and banana sauce mixture but don’t over mix. This will ensure it is light and airy.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together the flours, baking powder and spices then fold this into the batter.
  • Finally add the 100g of blueberries and turn into a lightly oiled cake mould (see note on cake moulds and cooking times below).
  • If you have a deep mould and are baking as one cake then bake for 40 minutes. Turn the cake around half way through the cooking process to ensure it gets evenly cooked.
  • Cool fully before adding the cream cheese frosting.
  • To make the frosting – beat the cheese, lemon juice, zest and maple syrup together using a wooden spoon then spread over the cake. Decorate with the extra blueberries and serve!

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Recipe Notes & Tips

I used quite a deep cake mould in the shape of the number 1. The cake took 40 minutes to cook through and I had to turn it around in the oven halfway through to ensure it cooked evenly.
You can also divide the mixture between 2 spring form tins. If you do however, they will only take around 25minutes to cook. A toothpick should come out clean if you stick it in the middle. Sandwich the cakes together with blueberry compote and add the frosting to the outside as per the recipe.