This week is food storage Cakes!!

Food Storage Whole Wheat Banana Dream Cake Recipe FEBRUARY IS “LET THEM EAT (FOOD STORAGE) CAKE!” MONTH! Alright, February is in high swing with wonderful food storage filled cakes! They don’t use cake mixes, but are just as easy to make. The recipes are packed with flavor (just look at the Chocolate Molten Lava Cake if you’re wondering) as well as fiber and protein-which of course, means the calories have been C-U-T! Who doesn’t love a piece of cake that tastes great, has half the calories, and leaves you feeling satisfied and full! So what is my next awesome recipe? Well I’ll tell you… WHOLE WHEAT BANANA DREAM CAKE Oh, man-this cake was so good, I was honestly surprised because I can remember not really liking banana cake as a child and I didn’t know if I’d like this one. It was in one word-incredible! It’s entirely chalk full of fiber with whole wheat, oats, nuts, and beans but you’d never know it by the wonderful taste and texture. Food Storage Whole Wheat Banana Dream Cake Recipe Print Recipe type: Dessert Prep time: 15 mins Cook time: 60 mins Total time: 1 hour 15 mins This whole wheat Banana Dream Cake is incredible and no one would ever guess it is chalk full of food storage! Ingredients 1/2 C. Butter (or beans) 1 C. brown sugar 1/2 c. sugar 2 eggs (2 T. dry egg powder + 1/4 C. water) 1 1/4 C. flour (I used whole wheat) 3/4 t. baking soda 1/2 t. baking powder 1/2 t. salt 3/4 C. oatmeal 1/3 C. butter milk (1 T. dry non-instant milk powder or 2 T. dry instant milk powder + 1/3 C. water + 1 t. vinegar or lemon juice) 1 C. mashed bananas (about 3) whole pecans Instructions Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs. Beat well. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk mix well. Blend oats bananas and nuts and add to batter. Pour batter into greased 9×13 pan. Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes. Notes This is a thin snack cake. If you want to be thick like a regular cake, either double the recipe or put this sized recipe in a 8×8 pan. Fresh Banana Frosting 1/4 C. butter 1/2 t. vanilla 1 T. lemon juice 2-3 small bananas 3/4 – 1 pkg (1 lb.) powdered sugar Mix creamed butter with mashed bananas. Add enough sugar to make a nice spreading consistency. Then add vanilla and spread on cake. {I didn’t use this frosting when I made it. I just topped it with some whipped cream and it was delicious!} Google Recipe View Microformatting by Easy Recipe 2.2.1 BEANS? If you’re confused why I’m saying to use beans in place of butter get my instructions for successfully using beans for butter and/or oil. Help Spread the Word! I love it when you share my tips and recipes for food storage! Do me a quick favor, if you like what you see please share it on facebook, pinterest, or blog about it! And make sure you link either the word “food storage” or “Everyday Food Storage” back to me. Thanks-it makes all the hard work worth it! © 2012, Crystal. All rights reserved.

How to use Food Storage Beans for Butter and/or Oil Posted: 07 Feb 2012 04:23 AM PST FEBRUARY IS “LET THEM EAT (FOOD STORAGE) CAKE!” MONTH! We’ve started this month right with the Chocolate Molten Lava Cake. Mmmm….it makes my mouth water just thinking about it! Remember, I’m doing this because there is more out there than just cake mixes people! L-O-T-S! And when you are cooking more from scratch you a) have more control over the ingredients and b) you have more opportunities to use your food storage and c) can do it for a lot cheaper! But I realized that I have gotten a little ahead of myself because you know I’ll be using a lot of beans in place of butter and oil. Why? Well beans are CHEAP, from your dry beans you can make the equivalent of a can of beans (which is about a pound) for under 20 cents! Has anyone seen what a pound of butter costs these days? Last time I checked it was around $3 a pound-good grief. Plus, beans are virtually fat free, full of protein and fiber which means less calories and they make you feel full! No joke! I can eat one piece of cake made with beans instead of oil and feel FULL. Before I could eat 2 (or 3 or 4) and not feel satisfied. Plus, beans make a very moist product and I promise there is no bean taste! And just because I know you’re wondering, I don’t use powdered butter or shortening because for the most part it isn’t cheaper than using fresh plus it lacks the protein and fiber of beans. So, I want to make sure you all understand how to use the beans and how to be successful at it because I’m BIG on YOU figuring out how to do this with YOUR recipes. TIPS FOR USING BEANS FOR OIL AND BUTTER If your recipe calls for oil, you are going to use a bean puree. What is a bean puree you ask? It’s simply cooked beans with enough water to whirl in your blender. If you want a simple way to try this, take a can of beans (the entire can) and dump it in the blender and blend it. Done. If your recipe calls for butter, you are going to use cooked, drained beans. For substituting beans for both butter and/or oil you are going to use a 1:1 ration. That means if your recipe calls for 3/4 C. oil, you are going to use 3/4 C. bean puree. If your recipe calls for 1 C. butter you are going to use 1 C. beans. You’ll use the same measurements for beans as your original recipe says to use for either the oil and/or butter. When wondering which beans to use-you are going to match color for color. If it is a chocolate cake, use black beans. If it is a spice cake, use pinto beans. If it is a white cake, use white beans. Now, here is the tricky part…you can also use white beans in chocolate cake but you can’t use black beans in your white cake. Your family will wonder what all of those black specks are. To be safe, you can use white beans in almost anything. Now, you’re going to add the beans however your recipe says to use the butter and/or oil. So, if your recipe says to cream the butter with the sugar-you’re going to cream the beans with the sugar. If your recipe says to add the oil to the dry ingredients, you’re going to add the bean puree to the dry ingredients. If you are using beans in something like brownies or cookies that are supposed to be chewy, the beans will not make it chewy-it will be cake like. So if you’re family is big on chewy that doesn’t mean you have an excuse not to use beans. It just means you need to use half oil/butter and half beans. It will still be chewy and you’ll still be saving money and adding fiber and protein! Remember, I’m not big into all or nothing-even a little or half is better than nothing and it’s important that your family likes what you make!   Have great week!