My little one is 5 year old!

Menu:

Kisir: Turkish bulgur salad

Pasta salad: Pasta, peas, carrots, corn, yogurt, mayo, olive oil

Smiley potatoes: always hit for kids. Find in frozen veggie sections

 American style :

Purple corn chips, humus, vegetable cream cheese spread, cracker, fresh fruits

Desserts:

Kadayif (kataifi) -should add the recipe soon

Chocolate- strawberry pudding

Muffins on bear stand ( from dollar tree so I wasnt sure if it could really stand but worked, yay!)

Cake: It is homemade by a friend, all from scratch. Coffee cake with white chocolate frosting and fondant decoration.

Perfect Chocolate Cake

Chocolate cake with Perfect Chocolate frosting...

This was on the  Hersheys cocoa box...
"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine (i always use butter. what is  margarine???)
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa (I prefer dark cocoa in general, but this one would make a bitter frosting so can use normal cocoa)
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract ( I dont use as vanilla extract has alcohol in it)

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency.
Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.

Cakes

Perfect chocolate cake with walnuts, mouth watering, isnt it?

Caramel cake, one of the best sellers at the Folk Festival

Carnival cake!

A romantic cake with rich chocolate taste and colorful hearts

Letter Cakes

Vegan fruit cake (almond milk frosting with vegan cake recipe)

3-in-1 cake!

Don' get shocked, this is real! You will not taste it but will enjoy the natural green color!
See here for the recipe

Green crust cheesecake!

coffe cake with Brittles

Coconut cake for Beth

You can select the flavor of the cake and the frosting.
To name a few:

Cake:
Plain
Chocolate
Lemon
Coffee (yes, Turkish coffee available!)
Coconut
Brownie (have you ever tried  brownie cake with frosting? Great for chocolate lovers. A birthday girl loved the cake
Spinach (

Filling:
Fruit: banana, strawberry, pineapple
Nuts
Chocolate
Cream cheese

Frostings:
Chocolate
Cool whip
Coffee
Strawberry
Brittle, Nuts

• All the cakes are alcohol free with natural ingredients -no food colorings (except decoration if fancy , colorful stuff used) made with love :)
• Vegan, Gluten-free cakes are available upon request
• Everything can be ordered as plain cakes or cupcakes
• Various Turkish desserts are also available, desserts with syrup, milky desserts etc. Details to come later
• Prices depend on the size and ingredients of the cake but not expensive, I guarantee:)

Some (sincere) compliments from friends who ate my cakes:
-You should start a pastry store!
-You make the best cakes ever!
-I can't believe you made this!

vegan cake

upon request of Rachel, here is  a really easy recipe for a healthy cake.


no eggs, no dairy, totally vegan AND no mixing as in normal cakes!


you can add cinnamon, nuts ,cconut etc for different flavors and bake as cupcakes or even use for a vegan birthday cake as well,
enjoy!


ingredients:
1 + 1 / 2 cups flour
Slightly more than 1 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda 
1 pinch of salt
1 cup cold water
1 / 4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon vinegar
1 tsp vanilla 

how to make the vegan cake???
Mix sifted flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, salt and vanilla and stir in by a wide bowl.
Add the cold water, put the vegetable oil and vinegar in the middle of the flour mixture, Mix with a wooden spoon or wire whisk until blended totally.
Pour mixture into the cake pan ,bake in a preheated 350F oven until  toothpick test tells you it is ready to go!

Naturally green cupcakes!

Here is the rule:

Before serving somene this cake, ask what is inside and get impressed with the creative guesses you get AND

enjoy their suprise when they hear this is 'spinach cake!'

No! it does not taste spinach at all!

Great for not-so-spinach-lover kids a!

If you are not friends with food coloring like me, here is a formulas for naturally green cakes!

You can call this Hulk cake to make it more attractive for little ones.

If you are not scared to reveal about spianch, you can call 'Favorite of pop eye!" as well!

naturally green cupcakes with colorful sprinkles 
(nope, sprinkles are not natural:()

Ingredients:

3 eggs

1  cup sugar

1 cup of spinach, washed, drained

3/4 cup  oil

2 1/2 cups flour, sifted

1 tsp baking powder

Also:

2 cups of whipped cream, I prefer extra creamy

Topping

Kiwi, pistachios, coconut or cake crumbs

Green crust cheesecake!

How to make the green cakes:

Blend the spinach with oil at high speed

Beat the eggs and sugar with mixer.

Add the spinach puree , mix well.

Then add flour and baking powder. 

Bake at 350 F.

Cut cake into two after it cools down

Put 3/4 cups of cool whip, place the half of the cake on top and cover the whole cake with cool whip.

Top with  Kiwi, pistachios, coconut or cake crumbs that you saved from the middle of the cake when you cut.

 

This can be a birthday cake as well as colorful cupcakes or even a green cheesecake crust!