Frozen Raw Birthday Cake

Lindsay and I wanted to make some treat for our beloved Holly's birthday. We opened up the Recipes for Life cookbook and came across a recipe for Frozen Raw Birthday Cake-perfect! We both had so much fun making it and were so excited by how nice it came out. It was really easy too!

Recipe
1 16 oz bag of raw almonds
4-5 ripe bananas
1 16 oz bag dried figs
1 16 oz bag dried apricots

Soak the figs and apricots in filtered water overnight. Drain and blend separately and set aside. We used Lindsay's VitaMix but a cuisinart or regular blender would probably work out fine. Blend the bananas and set aside. Grind the almonds into a fine powder and also set aside. Now in a tupperware or other dish that can be frozen begin assembling the cake by layering almonds then a fruit blend, almonds then another fruit blend, etc. Start with almonds and end with a fruit blend. We did almonds, banana, almonds, apricot, almonds and then last figs. Spread the fruit blends very gently not to pick up and mix all the almond crumble. It comes out in great layers if you do it very carefully. Freeze for at least 8 hours and remove just before eating. To remove the cake, flip it upside down and if needed use a little warm water to loosen it from the dish. It should come out very nicely.
Then we got really creative and made this heart out of ground flax seed. We lined it with raisins and made a border around the cake! We were so proud of it :) Next time you have a birthday coming up you know the perfect cake to make!
Birthdays are an incredible opportunity to bless people and we spent Holly's birthday worshiping and praying. It was a beautiful evening of fellowship and encouragement. The Holy Spirit's presence was so tangible and filled the room. Jesus wouldn't have had it any other way himself.

Blessings,
Dani