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Not quite 'The Good Life'

but hey I'm no Felicity Kendal either....



Having grown up surrounded by fields and with a huge garden and a father who is the king of allotments, I have decided that the restrictions of city dwelling are not going to prevent the fruit of my loins from knowing where all these lovely nutritious fruit and veg. come from (and I am clinging to the hope that growing it may encourage some of it to pass their pursed lips).

We did make an enthusiastic start last year ,only to be quickly thworted by the resident slugs inviting all their mates over for a gourmet dinner.

So we made a new start last weekend by planting our freebie seeds (thanks BBC). Now all I have to hope is that my plant recognition is up to scratch because our youngest gardener was a little too enthusiastic with the seed scattering. So everything is indoors keeping warm and getting the best start.



I am under no illusion that this will replace our supermarket shop but even if we get the odd pea pod or salad leaf, then I can smile smuggly to myself before loading the children into the car and heading home to get grandad to show them how its really done...

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So what better ingredient in a Bunny cake than a bowl full of carrots!
But the test will be in sampling, will it get past the real critics, the party guests?

Every Bunny loves chocolate cake

So with the usual amount of fuss and panic, the party preparations began. Just as every year the same repetion was followed, drastically searching for a different party provider that can do entertainment, food and fun all for a reasonable price for the amount of 'best' friends on the list this year and take the pressure of us parents. As always the prices were just too much and to meet the ever growing guest list, it was just more straight forward to do it ourselves!! (But 10x as tiring but as i'm a secret control freak its the only way really!)

Ok so the request this year was for another bunny cake and to make it different I decided that this year it shoud be chocolate. Time to fill the chocolate bunny cake with carrots. 'What?' I hear you shriek, 'what kind of idiot puts carrots in chocolate cake?'
Well this one does and so does Harry Eastwood author of Red Velvet Chocolate Heartache.
(as reviewed in my previous blog)

the recipe can be found here Bunny cake recipe.

This recipe didn't rise as well as others I have used in this mould, however, the cake was light moist and tasty, not a hint of a carrot and although not completely fat free because of the chocolate chips is considerably lower in fat. I also like the fact that the recipe can be gluten free, if rice flour and ground almond are used, which is always a useful option to have.

No complaints were received from any of the party guests and I was quietly content knowing they were getting a few additional nutrients along with their chocolate cake.