Happy Birthday Cora!

On February 28th 2008 my beloved sister-in-law gave our family the bestest of gifts ever! On this leap-year eve she gave birth to my niece Cora Lee. As awesome as she was on the first day I have to say that I am pretty partial to the laughing, talking, solid food eating, interactive version she is one year later. We are so lucky to know her! In honor of her unparalleled achievement of having turned one year old I would like to share her birthday cake recipe with you all. I have been holding this one back all year so we could all celebrate Cora's birthday together. I invented this recipe on the very day Cora was born and so named it:

Cora Lee's Banana Creme Pie Cake

Crust:
1/2 cup raw cashews
1/2 cup raw almonds
1/4 cup chocolate chips (must be very cold)

Place all of these in a food processor. Process until almost a powder. Press this into the bottom of a well oiled spring form pan.

4 very ripe bananas peeled
1/2 cup maple syrup (agave syrup would work just fine)
2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp salt
2 tbsp. oil (not olive)
1 tbsp. agar agar flakes
1 cup water
1 tbsp. Arrowroot powder
1/4 cup soymilk

Blend together banana, syrup, oil, salt, and vanilla in a blender until smooth. Leave this in the blender.
Add agar agar to water in a sauce pan. Whisk to dissolve as much agar as possible. Bring to a boil. Simmer about 10 min. Meanwhile add arrowroot to soymilk stir it well. Add this soymilk solution to the agar solution off the stove whisk well. Strain this to get out any chunks of undissolved agar. Add all of this immediatly to the blender full of banana and such. Blend well. Pour in prepared springform pan on top of the crust. Allow to set up in the frigde for 2 hours before serving. Wish Cora many happy returns and enjoy!