made earlier this week<\/a>), but a proper birthday cake. And doesn’t that look like a proper birthday cake above? It’s super low carb! No sugar! And it was tasty! And I got the stamp of approval from non-primal\/low carb eating folks even.<\/p>\nWhat was my secret?<\/p>\n
Meat, of course. I basically made a meatloaf in a springform pan. Topped it with mashed cauliflower. Grilled some cheese on top (totally optional), and served it up. With candles.<\/p>\n
Bear in mind this recipe is a bit haphazard and non-measurey – so don’t worry about following it exactly. Or just find your favourite low carb meatloaf recipe and adapt the cake to suit. Truly awesome.<\/p>\n
*birthday cake that was not quite a dessert, by the way….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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A friend of mine made me a Victoria Sponge Cake for my birthday yesterday. It was lovely, but I certainly paid the price for eating sugar and flour and jam and all that stuff I’ve avoided so long – and I only had one small piece!<\/p>\n