Organic Cake Recipes

Eating organically doesn't mean eating boring foods that are considered "healthy".

Organic cake recipes have no toxic chemicals, no GMOs, no pesticides and no stripped nutrients.

We must get back to eating the way our grandparents did. America has had nothing but trouble since we started eating so many processed foods.

If we could get back to eating homemade organic foods we could end many of our current health concerns in this country.

Try one of my organic cake recipes (or several) and don't forget your favorite cake recipe could be easily converted to organic just by buying the ingredients organic.

Organic One Pan Cake

1 1/2 cups organic flour

1 cup organic sugar

1 tsp aluminum free baking soda

1/4 organic cocoa (look for Fair Trade cocoa)

3 tsp organic rice vinegar

3 tsp organic vanilla extract (look for Fair Trade vanilla)

6 tbs organic butter, melted

1 cup steam distilled water

Preheat Oven 350*

Mix flour, sugar, soda, and cocoa in an 8" x 11" pan. Make three wells in the dry mixture. Pour 1/3 the amounts of vinegar, vanilla, and butter into each well. Pour water over the whole thing and mix very well. Bake for 30 mins. Serves 6-8

*Organic cake recipes satisfy your sweet tooth, just remember everything in moderation.

Organic Pineapple Upside Down Cake

1 8oz can organic pineapple slices

2 tbs organic butter

1/2 cup organic brown sugar, packed

4 organic maraschino cherries, halved

1 1/2 cups organic flour

2 1/2 tsp organic baking powder

1/4 tsp sea salt

1/3 cup organic butter

3/4 cup organic sugar

1 organic egg

1 1/2 tsp organic vanilla extract (Fair Trade)

Preheat Oven 350*

Drain pineapple, reserving liquid. Halve the slices. Melt butter in a 9" x 1 1/2" round baking pan. Stir in brown sugar and 1 tbs reserved liquid. Add steam distilled water to remaining liquid to make 2/3 cup. Arrange pineapple and cherries in pan. Combine flour, baking powder, and sea salt. Beat 1/3 cup butter about 30 seconds. Add sugar, beat till well combined. Add egg and vanilla, beat 1 min. Add dry ingredients and 2/3 cup liquid alternately to beaten mixture, beating thoroughly after each addition. Spread in pan and bake for 40 mins. Cool 5 mins, invert onto plate. Serves 8

*Look for Fair Trade ingredients for your organic cake recipes. They ensure that farmers and workers are paid and treated fairly.

Organic Banana Cake

2 1/2 cups organic flour

1 1/2 cups organic sugar (check for Fair Trade variety)

1 1/2 tsp

1 tsp aluminum free baking soda

1 tsp sea salt

1/2 cup organic butter

1 cup mashed organic banana (overly ripe works best)

2/3 cup organic buttermilk (can use soured milk by adding 1 tbs lemon juice or vinegar to 1 cup of milk, let sit for 5 mins)

2 organic eggs

1 tsp organic vanilla extract (I recommend Fair Trade)

Organic Creamy Butter Frosting (recipe below)

Preheat Oven 350*

Grease and flour two round cake pans. Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl. Add butter and banana, beat on low speed till combined. Add buttermilk, eggs, and vanilla, beta 2 mins on med speed. Turn into prepared pans. Bake for 30 mins or until done. Cool for 10 mins on wire racks, remove form pans, cool completely. Frost. Serves 12

*Organic Creamy Butter Frosting*

6 tbs organic butter

4 1/2 cups organic powdered sugar

1 organic egg

1 1/2 tsp organic vanilla extract

In a small bowl beat butter till light and fluffy. Slowly add about half the powdered sugar, beating well. Beat in the egg and vanilla. Slowly add the rest of the sugar, add milk if necessary, to make a spreading consistency.

Note: If you are leery of the egg use 1/4 cup of organic milk instead.

*Fair Trade items to consider for organic cake recipes and other baking include sugar, cocoa, bananas, and vanilla.

Organic Chocolate Party Cake

2 cups organic flour

2 cups organic sugar

1/2 tsp sea salt

1 tsp aluminum free baking soda

2 organic eggs, beaten

1/2 cup organic sour cream

1 cup organic butter

1 cup steam distilled water

4 tbs organic cocoa

Icing (recipe below)

Preheat Oven 350*

Mix flour, sugar, salt, soda, eggs, and sour cream. In a saucepan, combine the butter, water, and cocoa, bring to boil. Immediately add to the flour mixture. Mix till soft and smooth. Pour into a greased 11 3/4" x 17" baking pan and bake for 20 mins. Ice cake as soon as it comes out of the oven.

*Organic Chocolate Icing*

2 cups organic powdered sugar

1 tsp organic vanilla extract

1/2 cup organic butter

4 tbs organic cocoa

6 tbs organic milk

Place sugar and vanilla in a bowl and mix. In a saucepan combine butter, cocoa and milk, bring to a boil. Immediately, add boiled mixture to sugar mixture and stir.

Please don't be afraid to enjoy real food. Organic cake recipes will protect you and your family from the secret additives and unknown consequences of consuming modern day chemicals. This is more important for your health than sugar or fat intake.

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