Starbucks "Christmas" Gingerbread Loaf

Yikes! It's been nearly a month since I've blogged...not good! So in celebration of red cups returning to Starbucks yesterday...I'm re-blogging my favourite post from last Christmas...read here:) My goal for this season is to actually add a photo to the post!!ENJOY! I can't wait to make this with my homemade applesauce....mmm:)

Raw 'Cheese'cake

Well...I did it! I found a recipe that looked yummy...tasted yummy (had it at a good friend's house while our husbands were off at Warrior)...and made it 100% according to the recipe! I NEVER do that!! I either make things up, or see a recipe that looks good...and then end up changing about 89% of the ingredients and directions! Trust me...this recipe needed NO alterations...it's amazing! Made my first one this weekend since Mom and Dad Wiebe were coming to stay with us...needless to say it was well received by all:) Jay was a bit skeptical about how these ingredients were going to turn into a 'cheesecake'...but trust me...he ate his words and his share of cake too! We finished off the last two slivers this afternoon...and am already searching for excuses to make another. This new blog that I'm following is beautiful...I love it...so I thought rather than re-posting the recipe I would just post the link and let you see for yourself! That and I didn't take a single picture of it!! Ha! It's a super simple recipe...especially if you have a high-power blender...and turns out exactly like her photo...takes less than 20 minutes to make once you have soaked your almonds and cashews. Can't wait to try some others of hers! I will note that I didn't have time to search for Meyer lemons...so I used traditional organic ones...it still tasted awesome:) Oh..and I used the last of my frozen raspberries from last season with a little blueberries mixed in:!

I seriously can't say enough about this cake...you could eat it for breakfast! It's nutritionally amazing for you...regardless of the time of day. It's incredibly filling from the amount of nuts in it...so that's a bonus too! It's decadent...full of flavour...attractive...and my new favourite thing:)

This same cake would taste wonderful without the frozen fruit on top and served plain...or with some fresh fruit sliced on top...I'm willing to try many varieties:)

I have a small amount of culinary lavender left in my pantry that Mom Wiebe gave me last year for my birthday...so my next experiment will be this lovely blogger's Lavender Raw Cheesecake...I'll keep you posted:)

Here it is...my new blog goal is to start using Jay's fancy schmancy camera sitting in the closet to take my photos so my blog can resemble the quality of this one a little more...so pretty:)

If you didn't notice the links throughout...click here!

Raw 'Cheese'cake