Coconut Banana Cake Recipe from CocoTherapy

For Maggie's birthday last month, I baked her a Coconut Banana Cake from CocoTherapy's recipe. This cake is not only delicious for pets and humans, but fantastic for pets with allergies. I'm copying the recipe below and posting a link: http://www.facebook.com/notes/cocotherapytm/coconut-banana-cake/382543766199

Coconut Banana Cake by CocoTherapy

1 cup organic coconut flour (can get in health food stores)
1/2 cup coconut milk/cream
1/2 cup CocoTherapy coconut oil (melted)
12 eggs
3/4 cup organic coconut sugar (might be hard to find). You can use light brown sugar instead
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. vanilla
3 mashed large bananas (drizzle some honey with the mashed bananas to sweeten)

Frosting
Cream Cheese whipped with some honey to lightly sweeten

1. Combine coconut oil (melted), coconut milk, eggs, vanilla, sugar, salt.
2. Combine/sift together coconut flour and baking powder.
3. Mix wet & dry indgredients into batter, until there are no lumps.
4. Fold in mashed bananas w/ honey.
5. Pour batter equally into two greased 8" or 9" cake pans.
6. Bake at 350 F for around 45 minutes (or until kniffe comes out clean).

Cool and frost. Enjoy!

http://www.facebook.com/notes/cocotherapytm/coconut-banana-cake/382543766199

Happy Hanukkah

Maggie and Abbie wanted to wish our fan a Happy Hanukkah! Dog Tip of the Day posted this fun recipe. What a great way for you pup to take part in the festivities.

The recipe is courtesy Loews Hotels Executive Chef Mark Ehrler.

Lassie Latkes

Ingredients

9 cups sweet potatoes (peeled and grated)

1⁄2 cup honey

3 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
2 tablespoons walnut oil

1 teaspoon ground cardmom

1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper

Instructions: Preheat oven to 400F degrees. In a large bowl, toss together the sweet potatoes, honey, ginger, walnut oil, cardamom, and pepper. Transfer to a large cast iron frying pan. Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Stir the potatoes to expose the pieces from the bottom of the pan. Bake for another 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender and caramelized on the outside.