Full disclosure of today’s [friday] kitchen excitement will be seen on Sunday. Along with answering Vibram questions! Today was non-stop but so much fun!
So, my top secret project I had going on today was….baking a cake for Laura’s surprise bday dinner, that her awesome husband planned. He asked me to make a cake and said to get creative. I love a challenge 
And aaaaanything for my Laura!
I had to fuel my morning, so I brought hot oats back into my life and it felt oh.so.good. hehe. I only think it had been 3 or 4 days since my last bowl but it felt like forever 
the mix: oats + vanilla hempmilk [LOVE] + water + egg whites + cinnamon + chia seeds
the toppings: bob’s red mill coconut granola [they just sent this to me and i’m in love with it already] + fresh ground pb + jelly + coconut
CAKE TIME
I hadn’t baked in awhile so I was really excited! I tried to think of flavor combinations all morning before I went out to the store. Here are some of the ingredients. I’ll give the full run-down with recipes and flavors on Sunday
I will tell you that it was a FOUR layer cake with 2 different flavors and a unique buttercream frosting! I have the best buttercream frosting recipe, so stay tuned for that!
Just for Laura, I decided I shouldn’t be scared of my stand mixer anymore. It twas’ amazing!!! I loved that my arm didn’t fall off from creaming butter + sugar for 5min.
instant.love.
A girl’s gotta eat…LUNCH!
- apple + almond butter
- Stonyfield Chocolate Oikos [reallllly good, not too sweet]
- Sunshine gardenburg with a little cheese + ketchup
Then I baked cake #2 and got going on the frosting. I popped the frosting in the fridge and went on a run! I did another successful 2.75m in the Vibrams and it felt great. Pretty excited that my feet aren’t hurting!
Shower —> Decorate
omg. what happened?
No, Kenna did not eat my cake like she ate the a$$ out of my jeans. I actually meant to do this!
Sneak peak!
frosting bowls
my homegirl
Laura’s husberand and our good friend, Travis! He put candles ALL over the cake…literally!
love.it.
Happpppy Birthdaaaay to one of my bestest!!!!!!!!!! <3 <3
I clearly am falling asleep in this photo…which was about 2hrs ago….GO TO BED!!!!
Niiiite!! Off to the mountain [most likely] in the morning with the boyz. [I used a “z” because they’re pretty hardcore]
~Ash
Hey Ashley! I discovered you blog a few weeks ago and it’s awesome! I am also a very healthy eater and it’s great to see someone who makes it fun to eat healthily with wholesome, local foods!
– and I still do this every day!!
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I am also a massive fan of oats and I’ve been eating muesli all my life since I was a little kid
As I am also a passionate baker (especially with chocolate!!) I can’t wait to see how your cake turned out
chocolaty hugs from Germany!
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Hey Ashley- I see that you use Hemp milk in your oats, and I’ve been curious about it every time I see it at the store. I just haven’t taken the plunge to buy some yet, because all I can think about when I see the word “hemp” is the stringy necklaces I used to make when I was younger…How does hemp milk taste? What are its nutritional benefits as compared to say, soy or almond milk?
oh, and I’m so excited about your butter cream icing recipe- I love to decorate cakes!
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Oh I want to see a full pic of the cake! Yum!
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GORG!!!
I need hemp milk back in my life.
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