I was totally one of "those" mom's and didn't want to give Micah and Hallie tons of artificial sugars wam bam style (if at all!) in their b-day cake. I scoured the Internet and wholesomebabyfoods.com and found this recipe that sounded yummy.
Apple Spice Cake
As with any "non traditional" cake, the batter for this cake will not seem "right."
1/2 cup molasses
1 cup applesauce
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp cloves
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp ginger
Mix the molasses and applesauce in a large bowl. Add remaining ingredients and mix well. Bake in nonstick 8x8 inch baking pan or one sprayed with a non-stick spray, at 350 F for 30 to 45 minutes, or until it tests done. **The batter may be a bit dry and you may need to add more applesauce or a bit of water. Try adding 1/4 cup of applesauce first then gradually add a bit of water by tablespoon** I added 1/8 cup of applesauce, but when done it was pretty dense, you could definitely get away with adding the extra applesauce and some water for a more "cake-like" texture.
The reviews of the cake from others were mixed- it definitely isn't a cake cake, but I didn't think it was bad, tasted like a molasses cookie with the texture of a dense cake :) Now if I could only give up cake cake... some day maybe???
Now frosting on the other hand is another issue... I tried using 8oz cream cheese, 4 oz sugar free apple juice concentrate and 2 tsp pure vanilla extract. It was disgusting. It definitely wasn't frosting consistency, it was more like a runny milkshake with little balls of unblended cream cheese. So I added a tiny bit of flour and mixed and mixed and mixed... the consistency STARTED to come around, so I tried using it, but it didn't spread well on the cakes and the apple flavor was a little (ok REALLY) overpowering. So I gave in since it was 10:45pm and whipped up some cream cheese frosting (with sugar) :( So if anyone has a tried and good "healthy" frosting recipe I'd love it!
As for Micah and Hallie, Micah went more for the cake, poking and digging with those cute little fingers trying to get handfuls of it. Hallie mainly played with the frosting, with lots of licking of the fingers, sprinkled with a few bites of cake here and there. Sadly, I'm pretty sure she must take after me in this department... if there's hope for me there's gotta be some for her right?!?
Presents
presents
and more presents
and even more presents
micah telling us all he's 1 now
hallie inspecting the wrapping materials
Daddy and uncle Mike preparing the goods
Fun times in their doggy house with, you'd better believe it, 50 balls! 
Pictures of babies in Beach Frames
Hawaiian Water Bottles and 7 up Hawaiian Punch with sunkin' sweedish fish
The Cakes- Fish for the big kids and Surfboards for the birthday babies :)
Surfboard Signs
The one onsies... 
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