Happy Birthday Ellijah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We had a simple birthday at home with a special birthday dinner withall of Eli's favorits steam buns with a yummy mushroom ginger veggie filling , homemade Ramon, sparkly apple cider and agave coconut ice cream. we ended the day with the Waldorf honey birthday cake ( an other recipe from the Shepherd Valley Waldorf School pdf ) a lovely honey apple sauce spice cake, we used pear butter instead. it came out beautifully ( recipe at the bottom). Incredible moist and delicately sweet and spiced. She received some very special art supplies. The fan paint brushes, one for acrylic and a faux squirrel hair brush for water colors ( these are the best water color brushes especially if your vegan or care about animal well fair, I love these brushes!). A big girls set of oil pastels from Faber and Castel ( love these pastels, they also have a chubby kids line. The giant skin tone pencils from lyra she had been begging for ( great for little hands, we also have the waldorf giant colored pencils , these are so great, brilliant color and smooth application as well as durable and long lasting) and of corse a new special book Iron John. Just such a beautifully retold and illustrated book.

Here is her Birthday Table.

                                       
                                     and Birthday ring

                               

                                         Candy poster with vegan delights galore
                               
                                 

                                         yummy homemade veggie Ramon!!!!!!!!!!!

                                     steam buns galore :)
                             

Waldorf  Honey Birthday Cake

2 cups whole wheat pastry flour                     1 teaspoon cardamom
   (or spelt pastry flour)                                   1/2 teaspoon allspice
2 cup whole wheat flour                                 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
   (or spelt flour)                                              1 jar applesauce (23 ounce jar) we used pear sauce
1 tablespoon baking soda                                3/4 cup oil
1 tablespoon cinnamon                                   3/4 cup honey
1 1/2 teaspoons salt                                          2 teaspoons vanilla

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift dry ingredients together.  Mix wet ingredients in a
separate bowl.  Add wet ingredients to dry, stirring until fully incorporated. Pour into a
greased bundt pan.
Bake at 350 for 40 to 50 minutes (check the cake after 40 minutes).
When finished baking, let cake cool for 10
minutes before removing from pan.
The cake can be decorated with real flowers. (or fruit)


we make a Earth balance honey frosting by simple wipping the two together :) then sprinkling the top with powdered sugar