...I have always loved horses.
My dream finally came true 11 yrs ago when I brought home my first Mare. She came from
an Auction, her owners were selling her because she was accidentally bred. I was in heaven..
A 2 for 1 deal even!!
She didn't come with a name. So after some thought I named her Sierra. In the months that
followed Sierra and I bonded, I spent many hours sitting with her in the barn or out in the pasture, Just being with her was a kind of therapy, the peace I feel when cuddling my girl is hard to explain.
I brought her home in November, she gave Birth to a pretty Colt the Following April. He is now a beautiful 10 yr old gelding, His name is Chase and he has a long story of his own.
There is nothing overly special about my little horse, but to me she is extraordinary and irreplaceable! I will love her forever and always!
Recently a friend convinced me to have some pictures taken with my girl Sierra, memories to keep close to my heart. This is one of the pictures.
Amanda Budny, USA
This recipe has been in the family for 23 years. Nanna´s grandson can´t imagine his birthday on 4th of July without it...
Flake Oat - Strawberry Cake
for 10 persons (or less...)
For the bottom you need:
12 dl large flake oats
4 tbls wheat flour
4 ts baking powder
300 g melted butter
4 eggs
6 dl sugar
- Mix flakes, wheat flour and baking powder
- Add 300 g melted butter into the mixture
- Whisk the eggs and sugar into foam and add carefully into the dough
- Cover a baking tray (50 cm wide) with baking paper and spread the dough on it
- Heat the owen up to 200 °C / 392 °F and bake the cake on the lower level for 15 minutes
- Let the cake cool off well and cut it into halfs
For the topping you need:
ca. 2 l strawberries
4 dl double cream whipped into foam
- Start with the bottom: cover the cake bottom with plenty of whipped cream and strawberries. You can cut these strawberries in halves - the cake keeps up better
- Put the other bottom on the top of this and cover this one also with whipped cream and strawberries.
Tips:
Make the cake early enough and keep it in a fridge. It will settle down and get juicy in a few hours.
Make only one cake bottom by halfing the amount of the ingredients and serve it like a pie.
Instead of strawberries you can use rasberries, blueberries, rhubarb or apple jam (not too sweet), flake oat bottom and cream will make it perfect anyway!
Before...
And after...
Bon Appetit!
