Boy do I have fond memories creating this recipe! The idea, the inspiration hit one summer evening. I wanted something “cakey” for breakfast the next day, but not pancakes (I know, shocking!). So if this creation turned out okay in the oven then I knew prime photographing time was dwindling. This recipe would be a race with the setting sun. I whole-heartedly accepted the challenge though, I knew this one would be a winner. Why not bake it in the morning? Uh, because I’m hungry when I wake-up and baking would take to long!
However, I managed to snap a few right under the window next to the kitchen sink. (Mind you, this lighting conundrum would happen multiple times that summer. I just never learn.) I got so many that I couldn’t choose which ones to edit and post here today…so be prepared for a bombardment of yummy photos ahead!
I really don’t know what to call this little dish either. Breakfast bake was what I originally planned, then I though baked mug cake, but really this is more of a baked pancake. So I decided to call it just a breakfast cake! Snickerdoodle style! Perfect for the holidays, right? Right!
What I have written on the little scrap of paper I used to jot down the recipe was “SnickerDoodle B-Fast Bake”. Exactly like that. You should see these millions of jotted down recipes on scraps of colored notepad paper, stickys, ripped off corners of random papers. It’s really organized 😉 Just a bunch of random measurements, notes, lines, arrows, but barely any directions. I just remember all that in my head. Haha!
I’ll be one of those old grandmothers with all the recipes that the family will never be able to recreate of decipher. I’m completely a cook at heart. Just throw this, that, and a pinch of these in and done! Even when I’m baking (which can be risky). Call it laziness or call it skill 😉 I say the latter!
Anyway, I love snickerdoodles, or at least the idea of them! Warm, cakey, cinnamon love! Count me in! All in! Cinnamon is my favorite spice as you know. I go through the bottles like I go through sweet potatoes. Every day and in every way! So a snickerdoodle just seems like an obvious flavor choice for me. Plus, it’s festive and Christmasy. I guess that’s the sign of a goof food blogger too! Making out of season recipes to post for when they’re in season. But I am still behind. I still have a few pumpkin recipes to post! I just didn’t want to go recipe crazy and run out while I was away at college with no way of making really good new ones!
Enough of this blabber! Time to just give you the damn recipe! O and I felt pretty bad ass using cream of tartar here. Snickerdoodles always have it. I don’t know what it does, but I bought a little bottle just for the purpose of this recipe.
Snickerdoodle Breakfast Cake
Ingredients: (serves 1)
+ 3 TB Millet Flour
+ 2 TB Gluten-Free All Purpose
+ 2 TB Mashed Ripe Banana
+ 1 Packet of Stevia
+ 1/4 Tsp Cream Of Tartar
+ 1/4 Tsp Baking Powder
+ 1/4 Tsp Baking Soda
+ 1/4 Tsp Cinnamon (plus more for topping)
+ 1/4 Tsp Pure Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Extract
+ 1/4 Cup of Unsweetened Almond Milk (or other non-dairy milk)
Optional Vanilla Cinnamon Frosting:
+ 1/4 Tsp Cinnamon
+ 1 TB Vanilla Protein Powder
+ 2-3 TB Water
Directions:
+ Preheat an oven to 350ºF.
+ In a lightly oiled ramekin, combine all ingredients in the order listed above. Mix until a doughy mixture forms.
+ Bake the mixture in the oven for about 20 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean when done.
+ Stir up the vanilla frosting (if using), pour on top of the cake. You can also just top it with cinnamon…or nut butter 😉
+ You can also refrigerate this overnight to enjoy a cold cake in the morning or heat it up for a minute in the microwave like I did!
This is just screaming Christmas to me right now! Why are all the amazing flavors like snickerdoodle, peppermint, peppermint mocha, gingerbread, etc. only associated with the holidays? Screw that! I’m going to keep making my festive fare all year-round! Be a food rebel!
So tell me:
+ You could only pick from these: snickerdoodle, gingerbread, or peppermint. Which do you choose? Snickerdoodle!
+ How do you jot down recipes you’re making? Mine are also always gross, wet, and stained with food, haha!
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Stephanie says
I love this idea for a breakfast cake!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks Steph!
Jaren (Diary of a Recipe Collector) says
This looks great! Thanks for linking up last week with SNF! Featured and pinned to our party board!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you so much my friend 🙂
kimmythevegan says
Oh man, does this ever sound good!!! Thank you so much for sharing this over at Healthy Vegan Friday, it is being featured this week =) I’ve also pinned this bad boy to our pinterest board. Thank you for all of your awesome-sauce contributions, Rebecca.
ps. I’m having such a hard time getting all of my blog recipe pictures taken during the day. Sometimes inspiration hits at night and I get dark, ugly pics. Ah well ;p
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks Kimmy 😉
That’s why I made this like not in the morning when I ate it :/ I have to make pancakes and things at 2pm so I have lighting and then wait till the next day to eat them! Torture!
KC the Kitchen Chopper says
Your cake sounds amazing. Thanks for sharing at The Weekend Social. Please come and link up again Thursday, Jan. 1st 9:00 PM EST. Happy New Year! http://www.theKitchenChopper.com Pinned!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks friend!
vegetarianmamma (Cindy) says
Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays Party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can’t wait to see what you share next time!
-Cindy
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks!
Honest mum says
Beautiful! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays, Merry Christmas x
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you! Merry Christmas!
Sharon Rowe says
Hi I’m popping over from How To Get Organized At Home, I just wanted to say thanks for sharing this looks lovely I can’t wait to try it.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks Sharon!
Purelytwins says
oh man we wish we saw this earlier as we would of made it for breakfast. Instead we had pumpkin donuts 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, well pumpkin donuts sound like a winner too 😉
Stephanie says
How delicious for Christmas morning! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you!
Marla says
Hi Rebecca,
I pick peppermint because I love the smell and taste of peppermint. My recipes are also covered with food and I jot them down on a piece of paper if I need to do them fast and then put them on my Word program on my computer and print them. This sounds delicious. Thanks for sharing on Real Food Fridays. Pinned & twitted. Have a wonderful, healthy, happy and blessed Christmas.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, precise process! I just keep the messy scraps until write up the post!
Merry Christmas to you too my friend! XOXO
Lilly's Mom says
Yum…this looks so good and healthy too to start your day. I will have to give this recipe a try. I wish you a Merry Christmas, too.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks friend! I hope you do 🙂
Merry Christmas!!!
Honest mum says
Wow never heard of snickerdoodle before, this looks delicious! Thanks for linking up to #tastytuesdays
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
What!?
Jo-Lynne Shane says
I love snickerdoodle ANYTHING. This looks amazing. And gluten-free for me. YAY!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Ah yes, me too 😉 Really anything with cinnamon!
Gluten-Free Love <3
gretchen | kumquat says
i’m all for eating cake at breakfast, pan or otherwise. i love that you’ve created a new way to do that… and snickerdoodle?! who can say no?
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Right!? If you say no to this….there must be a problem, haha!
Healing Tomato says
Lovely recipe and pics. Pinned to my board. Kitchen Dreaming’s Party
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks my friend!
Alex Caspero MA,RD (@delishknowledge) says
You had me at CAKE for breakfast! This looks so delicious- and healthy! Can’t wait to try it~
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, thank you Alex! 🙂
Laura@ Fit Running Mama says
YUM! I love sickerdoodle and this looks SOOO yummy!
Thanks for sharing
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks Laura! XOXO
Rachel says
I’m bad with recipes, I usually work from a recipe that I’ve found and alter it (often significantly) but never write down the alterations!
At least you can refer people to your blog for the recipes!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
If you alter recipes and make them totally your own, then you’re totally golden!
Haha, yes, the blog is true!
Alison says
I love the name! It looks so tasty as well, a great way to start the day
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
A great and joyful way 😉
jill conyers says
This looks amazing Rebecca. Do you know what substitution for millet flour would work without changing the texture of the recipe? I’d love to make this on Saturday 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
You can really just use more all-purpose! I just like to get fancy with my flour mixes! 🙂
jill conyers says
Great! I know sometimes different flours change the texture of a recipe so I thought I’d ask. Thanks!
Kristy @ Southern In Law says
Yummo! This looks AMAZING! I loveeee me some breakfast bakes!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I thought of you so much when I was making this! You’re my baked breakfast inspiration 😉
Athletic Avocado says
life just got a whole lot better!!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha! Yes it did 😉
jules says
yum yuM yUM YUM!!!! Looks so absolutely perfect for breakfast! But then again, I’ve always loved the idea of cake for breakfast. 🙂
~jules
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha! Thank you! Cake for breakfast is my middle name 😉
Jennifer @nourishedsimply says
Cake for breakfast! Yum!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Yes! 😉
Betsy says
That looks delicious!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thanks Betsy!
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table says
I love this! I just realized I’ve never made Snickerdoolde cookies… but maybe I’ll just go right for the cake!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Yea…cookies are so Christmas 2013…CAKE is this year’s thing!
Molly @ Motherhood and Marathons says
Cake for breakfast is pure genius. This sounds amazing!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Life doesn’t get any better than cake for breakfast 😉
Katie @Mom to Mom Nutrition says
I love snickerdoodle cookies so I KNOW I would LOVE this cake!!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Of course! How could you not!!!
Shirley @ gfe & All Gluten-Free Desserts says
I do love snickerdoodles and breakfast cake and cookies are always calling my name! As I said on Pinterest, Rebecca, I’d have to add some of that icing, too. 😉
xo,
Shirley
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
The icing/frosting is the best part 😉 Plus the loads of cinnamon you have to add!
Yaitza says
this looks and sounds delish! A kiss of cinnamon makes everything better doesn’t it ;o)
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, yes it does! Cinnamon always puts me in a good mood!
Rebecca says
yum! I need a little (or a lot) more snickerdoodle in my life!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
You need A LOT! 🙂
Amanda @ The Wholesome Dish says
Snickerdoodle is the best! This looks great!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
It so is! Thanks!
GiGi Eats says
I think I would need to eat about 10 of those 😉
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
And that’s where having only 1 ramekin is the problem for me!
Heather @ FITaspire says
Oh this sounds YUMMY!!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Thank you!
Shashi @ runninsrilankan says
Ha – I call it skill for sure! Definitely not laziness!
Prior to starting my blog, I was a huge fan of “a pinch of and dash of and shake of” measurements – the blog was actually my therapy for rectifying my recipe “issues” 🙂
This cake/breakfast bake is simply fantastic!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Hahaha! I still cook like that though… Really I just eye-ball everything and make-up exact measurements for the blog! 😛 CONFESSION!
Lean Lena says
I LOVE Snickerdoodle and I love the word itself 🙂 This is absolutely AWESOME!
Thanks for sharing with the Tasty Tuesday linkup, Rebecca.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Hahaha, it is a fun word! I wonder why it’s called that?!
Lean Lena says
No idea 🙂 But it’s just such a delicious word to pronounce, isn’t it? 🙂
genevieve @ gratitude & greens says
Yum, this sounds super tasty! Gives me an excuse to eat cake for breakfast 😉 I think I’ll have to go with gingerbread, though. Snickerdoodle and peppermint are great, but tis the season and I want some gingerbread!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I haven’t had anything gingerbread….yet, this season. It’s shocking! I feel like I’m breaking the law!
Sarah Grace says
We had similar train of thoughts today when posting a “cake” that can be eaten for breakfast! But I LOVE the cinnamon flava 🙂 mmmm.
http://freshfitnhealthy.com/2014/12/chocolate-chip-cookie-dough-mugcake-gf-df/
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I eat A LOT of “cake” breakfast! They are the best, right!
Michele @ paleorunningmomma says
Snickerdoodles are one of my favorite cookies, such a fun flavor! And my recipes are always greasy-food stained as well 🙂 Also, your photos of this are gorgeous!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
They are the best! Just so warm,, soft, buttery, and CINNAMONY!
Haha, thank you! XOXO
Brie @ Lean, Clean, & Brie says
Yum! Snickerdoodle is my favorite 🙂 I just love all things cinnamon!! My recipes always have random stains and scribbles from when I am trying out new recipes. They always manage to get some sort of food splash or drip on them! ha!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Cinnamon love!
Messy strained recipe scraps just prove you’re a foodie and cook!
AmyC says
I only “steal” recipes from other people…but they get all messy when I’m making the food. Does that count? #WIAW
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Haha, what?
Linda @ Veganosity says
I love your creative spirit Rebecca!
“You could only pick from these: snickerdoodle, gingerbread, or peppermint. Which do you choose? Snickerdoodle!”
I would have to choose gingerbread!
+ How do you jot down recipes you’re making? Mine are also always gross, wet, and stained with food, haha!
I have a collection of post it notes all over my desk, but once I get them into my computer I toss them.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
If it is a chewy soft gingerbread man, or actual gingerbread, then yea…that’s damn good and it would be hard to choose!
I keep all mine in a pocket I made out of staples and a piece of notebook paper! Then then I write the post, I toss the note too! Hahaha 😉
The Budget Divaa says
This would get me into sooo much trouble, but it looks amazing! <3 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
It’s super healthy! No trouble here…just festive breakfast love!
Natalie says
I do ever so want this Snickerdoodle Bake right here right now!! Calling it a B-Fast Bake makes it seem kinda hipster, like that should be its DJ name.
P.S. I really have no clue what cream of tartar does either 😉 I should have paid more attention to Alton Brown because I know he talks about it.
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Hahaha! Breakfasts should all have really “hipster” dorky names! It just adds to the amazing 😉
Alton is a food GOD! He knows IT ALL!
Karli says
Yummmm!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Yum x10000 😉
Kelly // The Pretty Bee: Cooking & Creating says
Looks like a yummy way to start the day! 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Sure is!
Susie @ SuzLyfe says
Good gracious I need this in my life!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Yes! Yes, we ALL do!
Chaitali says
Wow, that looks delicious! I love snickerdoodle but I think I might have to go with gingerbread if I could only have one 🙂
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
I like gingerbread, but sometimes, I just don’t like all the ginger and cloves together. I’d be much happier with my lovely cinnamon!
Emily @My Healthyish Life says
I would pick snickerdoodle too! I put cinnamon on everything!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Cinnamon is the ULTIMATE spice!
lindsay says
how did you know sinckerdoodle was my favorite? YUM
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Because it’s mine too, all the way!
Lauren @ The Bikini Experiment says
I love Gingerbread and Snickerdoodble. It’s so perfect that this is one serving. Thanks, Rebecca!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
We should just make a really cinnamony gingerbread and we would have the best of both worlds 😉
Brittany @ Delights and Delectables says
I’m drooling! I’m off to order some millet flour!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Millet is fun! Really light and subtly sweet!
Carla says
((whispers)) peppermint!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Peppermint is good, but more as a beverage than a food!
Farrah says
I heart you. <3 Snickerdoodles are my favorite! Any suggestions on substitutions with the millet flour if I don't have any of that? 😡
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Just use ALL all purpose!
Farrah says
Ah, sweet! 😛 Thanks, and I can’t wait to try this out!
Linz @ Itz Linz says
SNICKERDOODLE all the way!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
Nothing beats the CINNAMON!
Blair @ The Seasoned Mom says
Love this recipe! I make a similar Snickerdoodle Baked Oatmeal in an individual serving size, and it’s one of my go-to breakfasts at this time of year. It’s fun to feel like you’re eating a “treat” for breakfast!
Hope you’re having a relaxing trip home!
Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine says
It’s so fun to start the day with a touch of the sweet festive feel of the season!
Thanks Blair!