Cake for Birds

 Last year I made a seed heart for the birds in my garden for Valentine's Day, but this year I went even further: I made a cake. 


The cake is made of coconut oil and bird seeds and is decorated with fruit and nuts. And it's so easy to make! Just melt the oil in a pan and add the seeds. Stir until evenly divided. Fill a cake silicone molt with the oil and seed mix and let cool off. To make the oil solidify again, put the molt in the fridge. After the oil has turned white again, you can take the molt of the fridge and start to decorate. I used pine cones, alder branches, peanuts and seeds. 



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Comments

  1. Melynda@Scratch Made Food!January 13, 2022 at 5:05 PM

    Nice! I am always looking for something to add to my Bird Habitat!

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  2. MaryJanuary 13, 2022 at 10:02 PM

    oh my I just love this idea! Thanks for sharing it, I 'm going to try making one!

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  3. Carol BentonJanuary 15, 2022 at 3:05 PM

    Looks great! I bet the birds love this.

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  4. Michele MorinJanuary 16, 2022 at 1:45 PM

    So beautiful! You must have grateful birds!

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  5. The Lazy GastronomeJanuary 16, 2022 at 6:30 PM

    I love this!! Pinned - I love to feed the birds and watch them. Thanks for sharing at the Share the Wealth Party! I appreciate it - Have a great week.

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  6. Sum of their StoriesJanuary 16, 2022 at 7:37 PM

    Oh my goodness, what a fun idea. Your birds are so lucky to have such a beautiful cake.

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  7. Life as a LEO WifeJanuary 19, 2022 at 1:00 AM

    I have never seen a decorative bird food cake. I love it! Thanks for sharing on Crafty Creators on LifeasaLEOWife.com!
    XOXO,
    Niki

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  8. Richella ParhamJanuary 20, 2022 at 2:20 PM

    I love this! What a fun way to treat our feathered friends.

    Thanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I'm featuring you this week!

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  9. Stephanie 139aJanuary 20, 2022 at 11:36 PM

    I bet that's very welcome! Thanks for sharing with #PoCoLo

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  10. Funky Junk InteriorsJanuary 22, 2022 at 5:12 AM

    This is such a good idea! Imagine the band of birds surrounding this! That would be one fabulous watch.

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  11. Teddee GraceJanuary 22, 2022 at 2:35 PM

    This looks almost good enough for human consumption. Could you use a bundt cake pan as a mold?

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    1. LizJanuary 22, 2022 at 3:41 PM

      If it is a silicone molt you can use it. When the coconut oil is cooled off and hard again a silicone molt is easier to 'peel off' the cake. I think to get the cake out of a pan you have to warm up the pan a little so the oil will melt a bit.

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  12. Marie-Interior FrugalistaJanuary 22, 2022 at 4:50 PM

    I love this idea of a suet cake! I'm definitely going to make one for our feathered friends. We live in an older neighbourhood with lots of mature trees so the birds are plentiful. Thanks for the great idea.

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