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Applesauce Cake Recipe ~ Gluten Free

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This applesauce cake recipe was given to me by my husband’s grandmother. She use to make this cake for him when he was little and he always loved it.

Since he has to eat Gluten Free now it has been along time since he had it.  I asked her for the recipe and only had to subsitute the flour for gluten-free flour. The cake turned out great and my husband was so happy! My son’s love this cake too, both versions!

Applesauce Cake Gluten Free

Moist and delicious spice cake!
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Ingredients
  

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups Gluten Free All Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Unsweet Applesauce
  • 1 cup oil
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven at 325°.
  • Combine ingredients in a large bowl.
  • Grease baking pan and dust with flour. (I used a bundt cake pan)
  • Pour mixture into pan.
  • Bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Applesauce Cake

Hope you enjoy this recipe! Check out my other gluten-free recipes HERE.

Wordless Wednesday with Linky ~ Fun & Silly

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rays of bliss Wordless Wednesday ~ Fun & Silly

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Gluten Free Tuesday Linky 8/13/13

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I guess I am having a sweet tooth this week! My tops picks were all sweets but you must agree they do look delicious!

Here are my Top 3 from last Week in no particular order:

Top Picks GF Tuesday Linky 8/13/13

Allergy Friendly Ice cream Sandwiches from Live Free, Gluten Free

Carrot Cakesicles from The Healthy Maven.

{Gluten Free} Slutty Brownie Tarts from MintGrapefruit.

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~Link directly to your Recipe post (not your homepage).
~I have permission to use your submitted photo, if chosen as my favorite, in next week’s post. I will give credit and link backs to you.

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Owl Themed Baby Shower Decorations and DIY Ideas * Printable Door Prize Tickets

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We just gave my younger sister an Owl Themed Baby Shower. She is decorating her nursery with the Happi Tree Theme, and that’s what we used for her shower. It turned out so cute! This will be a series over the next couple weeks featuring all the decorations, diy ideas, and products used!

First I found her invitations on Etsy. I am pretty computer savvy so I went with a You Print version, but this particular shop,BDesigns4You, offers a printed option too.

Whimsey Owl Whimsical Girl Baby Shower Invitation –

Whimsey Owl Whimsical Girl Baby Shower Invitation

We have a huge family and we planned on having 60-80 guest. We opted to rent the amenity center in my Home Owners Association. I highly recommend renting a hall or amenity center if you plan on having 50 or more guest. It makes it so much easier for parking and just party room in general.

Entry Table Decorations:

We had a Personalized Whimsey Owl Girl Baby Shower Guest List for guest to sign in and guess how many M&Ms were in the bottle.

We used a bird cage my sister owned and decorated it with ribbon, decorative paper cut into a circle with an owl sticker, and pink paper crinkle shreds inside the cage.

Owl Baby Shower Entry Table

We had a cute basket to hold Door Prize tickets. I made the Door Prize Tickets myself.

Here is a Free Door Prize Ticket Printable. Free For Personal Use Only.

Baby Shower Girl Owl Door Prize Ticket    Baby Shower Boy Owl Door Prize Ticket

 

Also on the entry table we had one of the gifts from our parents and us siblings, the cloth diaper cake! I made this by rolling cloth diapers, putting rubber band around each roll, then a large rubber band around each section. I taped a ribbon above the rubber bands, added stickers, and topped it with a wash cloth Owl!

Baby Shower Cloth Diaper Cake

I got the matching stickers from BDesigns4You. I used these Personalized Whimsey Owl Girl Baby Shower Stickers – Owl & friends on several decorations.

Whimsey Owl stickers

Check out the other post from the Owl Themed Baby Shower Series:

Baby Shower Owl Ideas

Spotlight Review: Instinctive Approaching Backpacks

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This post is sponsored by BuyGreen. I received a complimentary backpack in order to facilitate this review.

I think having a good backpack is essential in your back-to-school shopping. Especially for older kids with all those books to haul around. You want a backpack that will hold up all year long and possibly a couple more school years! Well, Instinctive Approaching Backpacks are definitely made to hold up over time!

Instinctive Approaching Backpacks

As you know I try my best to buy Eco-friendly products and this backpack is very Eco-friendly. It is made of 100 % Recycled Fabrics and Hardware Features, has Rubberized NON toxic and waterproof coating on underside of body fabric, and up to 3% of sales are donated to The Wild Foundation!

Instinctive Approaching BackpacksInstinctive Approaching Backpacks

This backpack also has great features.
– 2 large compartments
– Padded laptop sleeve (fits most 15 laptops)
– Ergonomic back panel & shoulder straps
– Removable cell phone pocket
– Side cargo pockets
– Organizer
– Reinforced base panel for durability
– YKK Zippers – premium quality
– 100% recycled 600 D Polyester, hardware and webbing
– Rubberized NON toxic and waterproof coating on underside of body fabric
– Dimensions 18in (h) x 13in (w) x 7.5in (d)

I really like the straps because they are wider then most and also padded. This makes it very comfortable to wear and carry! The entire bag feels well padded and  it will protect a labtop or any of your possessions. Also, all the hardware and zippers are very sturdy and high quality.

Instinctive Approaching BackpacksInstinctive Approaching Backpacks

BuyGreen has an awesome feature on their site, the Green Product Standard , that rates all their products. This backpack rated a 78 and a has detailed report on how it got that rating! Check it out.


Instinctive Approaching Backpacks – $34.95
Retail Price: $45.00
You Save: $10.05

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Wordless Wednesday with Linky ~ 4 month old Cutie!

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4 month baby boy

Today I am sharing pictures of my 4 month old son. Such a cutie! If you are wondering, he is wearing cloth diapers. I love using cloth diapers! I don’t know why but they are kinda addicting!

Curious about the cloth check out my post, Benefits of Cloth Diapers.

Please share your favorite family-friendly post. Wordless or Not So Wordless!

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