lively compost cake

How To Make lively compost cake

• Step 1
  Starter: Mix dry ingredients well, pour milk in a mixing bowl, add dry ingredients, while stirring with a spatula, [Don’t use Metal utensils, bowls or containers] i’ve found that this does the best job of de’lumping the starter. Cover and leave on counter and stir every day, feed on day 5 and use on day 10. Your starter is officially started =)
• Step 2
  Do not refrigerate. Do not use mixer. [It will, however, keep in a cool place without anything being added to it for several weeks if it’s kept tightly covered]. You may also freeze and allow to thaw at room temperature for at least 3 hours.
• Step 3
  Day 1: To starter mix, add 1 cup of sugar, flour, and milk. Mix well and cover with plastic wrap. [i have stoneware crocks w/lids.]
• Step 4
  Days 2. 3. 4: Stir well daily with a wooden or plastic spoon Do Not use metal.
• Step 5
  Day 5: Add 1 cup of sugar, flour, and milk. Again mix dry ingredients and pour into milk while mixing. Mix separately, again a spatula works best, add to starter, Mix well. Recover.
• Step 6
  Days 6, 7, 8, 9: Stir. [i stir morning and evening other wise it might over flow the container]
• Step 7
  Day 10: Take out 3 cups. Give 1 cup to each of 2 friends. Save 1 cup to start another batch.
• Step 8
  Cake Directions: Mix all dry ingredients well by hand. Make a well. Add 1/2 cup nuts [i omit], 1/2 cup raisins, 1/2 cup shredded coconut [i toast]. To the well, add the starter left after you remove 3 cups [1 1/2-2 c], and one 20 oz. can crushed, drained pineapple [reserve juice for variation recipe]. Mix well. Pour in a parchment paper lined, oil sprayed, prepared 9"x13" pan. Thick batter seems to produce a moist, high cake that disappears =)
• Step 9
  Streusel Topping: Mix ingredients w/pastry cutter or 2 butter knives. Sprinkle on top of batter. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes.
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  Step 10
  Variations: 1. Substitute 1 3/4 c Pumpkin for pineapple. Add 1/2 c apple sauce, 1/2 tsp ginger, 1/4 tsp cloves And 2 tsp nutmeg. i omit raisins, coconut, top w/streusel and 1 c of dark chocolate chips
• Step 11
  2. Include crushed pineapple juice and 2 c grated carrots 1/2 tsp ginger, 2 tsp nutmeg, 1/4 tsp cloves to basic recipe.
• Step 12
  3. Substitute 2 c finely diced rhubarb and enough of any type of fruit juice or milk to make thick batter. [i don’t add liquid to the batter i like it thick, it seems to bake higher and moister]
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  Step 13
  4. Mix 1/4 c dry cocoa to dry ingredients Add wet ingredients to make a thick batter [omit spices, raisins, and streusel i added 1/3 c caramel syrup, 1 c toasted coconut to the batter and sprinkled 1 c of toasted coconut Top with 1 c [6 oz.] dark chocolate chips. etc.]. and squirted approx. an 1/8 c of caramel syrup on top.
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