Parrot Cake (for Parrots)
Rachel Forrest is a food and drink writer and cookbook author living in Oxmul Kah, Belize with her husband, Jim, three dogs, a cat and a parrot. She is the co-author of Maine Classics: 150 Delicious Recipes from Downeast and is a Content Strategist for Gannett and Contributing Editor at Eat Drink Lucky.
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Ingredients
- 237 ml (1 cup) apple juice
- 475 ml (2 cups) parrot food (mix of seed and kibble)
- 15 ml (1 tablespoon) peanut butter
- 119 ml (½ cup) coconut oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 large grated carrot (or other veg)
- 119 ml (½ cup) whole-wheat flour
- 237 ml (1 cup) yellow cornmeal
- 237 ml (1 cup) oats
- 237 ml (1 cup) dried coconut
- 30 ml (1/8 cup) crushed red pepper
Preparation
1. Heat the apple juice with 237 ml (1 cup) water. Pour over parrot food. Leave to soak for at least 30 minutes, mixing occasionally. Add peanut butter, oil and eggs. Mix well. Add remaining ingredients and mix thoroughly into a heavy paste using large spoon or hands, until mixture binds into a soft ball. Add a little more water if too dry.
2. Spread into a large, shallow baking tin greased with coconut oil (mixture should be around 2.5-4 cm/1-1 1/2 inches deep). Bake at 160°C (320 °F) for 50 minutes.
3. Leave to cool completely (preferably overnight) before cutting into very small cubes. Refrigerate and use during the week.
Rachel Forrest
Rachel Forrest is a freelance features journalist living in Belize. She is co-author of Maine Classics: 150 Delicious Recipes from Downeast with James Beard Award winning chefs Mark Gaier and Clark Frasier and Contributing Editor at Eat Drink Lucky. Check-in to www.rachel-forrest.com for updates and news about some exciting upcoming projects, including “This Belizean Life”, a compilation of stories, audio and video about the wonderful people living in or near Oxmul Kah.
Photo credit: David J. Murray
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