My babies are 5 and 2!

Three late nights and one full day (with helper as pictured below!), but the cupcake stand turned out alright 🙌😅🌈 

We recently celebrated Lake turning 5 and Banks turning 2 with a rainbow themed party, I googled every possible avenue and search word humanly available, but no one (NO! ONE!) sold cupcake structures shaped as a rainbow. 

Business opportunity, people! 😜

I was highly conscious of the fact that parties weren’t an option for many of you for some time so I held off posting the cupcake recipe, but the requests kept coming...

Sooooo, here you are.

Vegan Cupcakes

For the dry ingredients

1.5 Cups (180g) GF Plain Flour

3/4 Cup Raw or Demerara Sugar

1.5 teaspoon Baking Powder

1/2 teaspoon Baking Soda

1/2 teaspoon Himalayan Salt

For the wet ingredients

1 Cup (240g) Full Fat Coconut Milk from can*

1 tablespoon Vanilla Extract

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

*Ensure the can has been kept at room temperature and shaken really well. If you open the can and coconut milk is still separated into clear and creamy parts, then transfer the lot into a blender and blend to combine.

METHOD

-Preheat the oven to 180C.

-Whisk all of the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, making sure to smooth out any lumps. In a separate bowl, whisk all of the wet ingredients.

-Slowly pour the wet ingredients over the dry while whisking gently or stirring briskly. When the mixture is smooth, scoop it evenly among 12 muffin cases. Better to fill with less and slowly add spoonfuls at a time, than to overfill some cases and not others. You will notice that each case looks only about half full, but don’t be tempted to overfill it, because the cupcakes will rise A LOT! In fact, this mixture was enough for me to fill 14 muffin cases, since I was restricted by height and really couldn’t have  it rise above the muffin case or it wasn’t going to fit into my rainbow sculpture.

-Bake for 13-14 minutes. I ended up having to bake 7 x 12 muffin trays for the rainbow to be complete and set the timer for 13 minutes each time which was perfect for my oven. Just make sure they are golden on top.

Vegan Icing

1/2 Cup Icing Sugar

2 tablespoons Cashew Cream*

1 teaspoon Lemon Juice

2-4 drops natural Food Colour

Optional: Hot Water**

*To make cashew cream, I soak 1 cup of cashews in hot water for 1 hour or in cold water overnight, rinse them and blend with 3/4 cup of filtered water until creamy.

**Only add if your icing is too thick after mixing really well and only add 1 teaspoon of hot water at a time.

-I made 5 different colours for my rainbow, so I used this recipe 5 times within separate bowls, the only variant was the food colour. I mixed everything using a spoon and got a beautiful thick glaze. 

-Once the cupcakes were completely cooled, I then poured a small spoonful at a time over each cupcake. Use the back of your spoon to glide the glaze over the top of the cupcake to cover it completely. Leave to set for 2-3 hours.

I also thought I’d post the step by step pictures of the sculpture incase it inspires you to make something similar with your kids. Lake had the time of her life helping me paint it and if she was a bit older, I would’ve had her manning the PVA and the glue gun too. 

Today is my birthday.

I've always loved birthdays. 

I've never been able to see how I could not, especially that there is so much to be grateful for in this life.

Plus we are all getting older at exactly the same rate. It's just up to us to decide how youthful we choose to feel and I choose to feel pretty damn youthful!

Today I'm turning a perfectly ripe and glorious age of 33. Some refer to it as Jesus Year or Year of Christ. (See this post for a full explanation>>)

33 is also significant in numerology, where it represents the Master Teacher. As well as that this 2017 year is the 1 Universal Year (be ready to have your mind blown if you're still not familiar with what that means>>).

So I put it all together and for the first birthday in as long as I can possibly remember, today I choose to take the day off!



Now you may be wondering how it's a day off when I'm here at Tanya's giving out FREE CAKE all day, but let's be honest- you can hardly call that work!

The real break for me happens because I'm not on my emails or monitoring an annual birthday sale (sorry guys, you'll have to wait till Xmas!), instead I'm sitting here in a total day dream full of blissful thoughts that are devoted to my daughter.

My sweet, kind, beautiful, gentle Lady Lakey Lake,

On my Jesus Year, I make 33 wishes for you and I list them like a Prayer...

1.May you love birthdays. May you adore celebrating the special people in your life and especially, especially you. No matter the number of candles on your cake.

2.May you make big bold wishes. Many of them. And not just on your birthday.

3.May you daydream, make vision boards, keep a diary, write gratitude lists, keep promises, play with your food, pray, meditate, recite affirmations, believe in miracles and in love at first sight.

4.May you be quick to make a decision. And may you be gentle on yourself if it doesn't turn out to be the best one.

5.May you not be afraid of change. May you embrace it and celebrate it!

6.May you travel the world and feel at home no matter where you go. And may you view each day through a tourist's eye even in your home town.

7.May you phone your parents, your siblings and your grandparents any chance you get. May you always look for that chance.

8.May you look in the mirror and see a Goddess, a Lioness, a kind gentle non-judgemental soul. May you never look in the mirror wishing for a different reflection.

9.May you love life in bikinis. And out of bikinis.

10.May you eat dessert first.

11.May you adore eating a rainbow of plants. Not just because your mama told you but because you've done your research and you love your body and it just makes you feel so damn good. Eat to feel good. Every. Single. Time.

12.May you fall in love so insanely outrageously deep, that your bones zap with electricity seeing them across the room, your body hurts from tingles hearing their name, your knees wobble catching their gaze, you don't hear a word of the film on your date, because your heart is beating too loudly, you'd rather your arm fall off than untangle your fingers from theirs, time does not exist and nothing is as important as staying up all night starring at the sky together.

13.May you always be loved in return.

14.May you give genuine compliments, pray for others, share your light, smile at strangers, know the power of intention and celebrate victories of others.

15.May you attract all the luck in the world. May you realise how you've done it and may you teach others to do the same.

16.May you relish in the thrill of jumping out of aeroplanes, flying down ski slopes, diving into oceans, sitting in the front seat of a roller coaster and bouncing on trampolines.

17.May you also get great satisfaction in discovering stillness, the magic of a quiet place, the comfort of your own company. And may you know a love so pure and true, that sitting side by side in silence for hours doesn't feel like hours at all. It just feels like home.

18.May you love to meditate but not necessary in a lotus position, rather in your own way. May you find that way early on.

19.May you find yourself outdoors, breathing in moonlight and dancing under the stars. May you find yourself there often.

20.May you chase the sun and may it chase you.

21.May you find your hair salty at all times of the year, may your skin forever stay golden and vacation vibes fill your heart every day.

22.May you love Mondays.

23.May you know how to say sorry first.

24.May you forgive easily.

25.May you say yes often and know when to say no. May you do both with confidence, knowing your self-worth.

26.May you know your guardian angels by their names.

27.May you always be safe. And always feel free.

28.May you never take anything personally. Or for granted.

29.May you work hard. Especially on your happiness and on creating your own luck. May everything come to you with ease.

30.May you enjoy arts and crafts, or baking, face painting, cake decorating, singing, playing an instrument, DIY, photography, balloon sculpting, dancing, drawing, clay moulding, writing, poetry, or anything and everything that keeps your creative side of the brain busy. And may you never feel criticised for your art. Never ever.

31.May you be the most positive person you know.

32.May you know Tony Robbins, Oprah Winfrey, Erik Clapton, Mother Teresa, Shakespeare (William, not your Tortoise, but your Tortoise too!), Johnny Cash, Princess Diana, Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky, Michael Jackson, Einstein, Eminem, The Dalai Lama, Sade and Deepak Chopra.

33.May you know God.

Today I learned/ realised three things:

1. Earth Angel to millions, my publisher Louise Hay, has been promoted to Angel to trillions. On this very day of her transition, I got a crazy urge to run again. I haven't been for a run in a long loooong time and today I ran like I did in my years of Cross Country before I broke my back in a car crash. And I didn't just run either, I ran with affirmations flowing through my mind while rain drops were soaking my clothes. I thought of Louise Hay because she introduced me to the power of affirmation. Then I got home and learned of her passing. With a heavy heart, I reached for her Power Thought Cards and this is what I pulled out: "The Past is Over. This is a new day, one that I have never lived before. I stay in the Now and enjoy each and every moment". Thank you for this message dear Angel Louise -this time and for the first time- from above.

2. This year my birthday falls on my favourite day of the year. Monday. I've always loved Mondays, I believed Monday to be lucky and it has always brought me luck. And this year I'll be turning 33. For anyone not in the know- 33 is the Jesus Year/ Year of Christ. It is the age he was risen so this year is significant to many (me included) as it's all about reinvention, rebirth and setting new benchmarks. How dear this all feels to me knowing that this is also the 1 Universal Year. Wow. (It also marks the beginning of a long 9 year journey towards my Elvis Year at 42, so I best be making the most of Jesus Year then 😜)

3. I remembered that I vowed to never work on my birthday ever again so next Monday 4th September instead of doing any work or answering emails, I'll be eating and giving out cake! Pop in to Tanya's @ My Chelsea any time from 10am (till we close at 11pm) and share a delicious slice of indulgent organic vegan cheezecake with me, on me! No purchase necessary. No limit to how many of you turn up. You can thank Jesus (and Angel Louise) for that!

Bring on next Monday!
Hope to see and meet lots and lots of you,

A little bit excited over here, because while I continue to struggle with building a whole new website on my own, I'm pretty sure you'd agree that I have my priorities straight!...

The page with our available large and small whole cakes is now LIVE!

Not only that, but London delivery has just been confirmed and starts at only £4.50!

Check out this page for all the details: tanyasliving.com/collections

You already know that my cake isn't just ANY cake!

You do, don't you? :-P
 

It's Creamy, Delicious, Organic & made entirely from Plants. 

Cashews give it the creamy texture & because they've been activated (soaked), they are actually good for your gut. Plus since what holds it together is Extra Virgin Coconut Oil (or unrefined Cacao Butter), it makes Dessert good for your Digestion! 

There’s no gluten, dairy, preservatives or refined sugar inside & best of all- there’s no chemicals! Every seed and fruit used is Organic Certified, so it's even gentler on your body, making all the other nutrients & vitamins more readily available, energising & nourishing at the same time.

But you’ll never be able to tell any of that when indulging in the taste!

We have 2 sizes and 5 flavours available.

Pick up, take away, dine in or get it delivered within London, within one hour, any day of the week!


See this page with all the details: tanyasliving.com/collections/whole-large-raw-cheezecake

...and make someone's week already! 
...or their whole Birthday!
...or your own :)

Happy Monday!

xTanya

This is what you get when you ask for a bike for your birthday, but your husband doesn’t want his unborn child out on the open roads.

As you can tell we both take birthdays rather seriously (in very different ways) and there’s nothing that makes me happier than being able to offer something to you on my own day of birth!

It is today, which means….

SALE TIME all weekend long, starting now!

Scroll below to marvel over all the awesome equipment, supplements and books you can get at a fraction of their usual price. And make sure you go for it, because the savings are only there till Sunday.

Mwah,

Tanya

P.S. Only a very few people in the world will be able to see that I’m wearing a red cape in this picture. If you don’t see it, it’s OK, but if you do, then you have special super powers too! Use them 

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