Happy Birthday America!  Hope everyone is enjoying their July 4^th.

We celebrated by baking a brownie, adding cream cheese frosting and adding blueberries and strawberries to make a flag.

Brownie

Ingredients

• 2 Cups Unbleached Flour
• 1 Cup Coconut Sugar
• 1 Cup Pure Maple Syrup
• 1/2 Cup Melted Coconut Oil
• 4 Eggs
• 2/3 Cup Cocoa
• 2 Tablespoons of Pure Vanilla Extract
• Cooking Spray

Materials

• 1 Kitchen Aid Mixer
• 1 Set of Measuring Spoons
• 1 Set of Measuring Cups
• 1 Glass Cake Pan
• 1 Rubber Spatula
• 1 Metal Bowl
• 2 Oven Mitt
• 1 Cake Tester
• 1 Microwave or 1 Toaster Oven
• 1 Oven

Steps

1. Pre-heat oven to 425
2. Plug in Kitchen Aid Mixer, on a level surface
3. Attach whisk & mixing bowl
4. Measure dry ingredients, place in Kitchen Aid mixing bowl
5. Turn on low speed add eggs one at a time
6. Using the measuring cups, measure 1/2 cup of coconut oil, and place in the metal bowl
7. Place a metal bowl in the microwave/toaster oven until melted
8. Using the oven remove the metal bowl and pour coconut oil into dry ingredient mixture
9. Add maple syrup & pure vanilla extract
10. Mix ingredients until smooth, turn off Kitchen Aid Mixer
11. Remove mixing bowl, set to the side
12. Spray the glass baking sheet with cooking spray, extra in the corners
13. Grab the mixing bowl, pour brownie mixture until the glass baking sheet, use the rubber spatula to scrape the sides of the bowl
14. Once all the brownie mixture is out, use the rubber spatula to even out the brownie mixture in the glass baking sheet
15. Place in the oven for 30-40 minutes, or until the cake tester comes out clean
16. Remove from the oven with oven mitts, turn off the oven
17. Let the brownie sit to the side to cool

Cream Cheese Frosting/Top of the Flag

Ingredients

• 4 oz of Cream Cheese
• 1/2 Cup Melted Coconut Oil
• 1 Teaspoon of Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 Cups of Coconut Sugar
• 1 Cup of Blueberries
• 1/2 Cup Sliced Strawberries

Materials

• 1 Mixing Bowl
• 1 Fork
• 1 Rubber Spatula
• 1 Ninja Juicer
• 1 Set of Mixing Cups

Steps

1. Using the Mixing Cups measure 2 cups of coconut sugar
2. Pour coconut sugar into the Ninja Juicer container, and pulse until smooth
3. Set the coconut sugar to the side
4. In the mixing bowl add: cream cheese, coconut oil & pure vanilla extract
5. Using the fork mix, slowly add the coconut sugar 
6. Mix until smooth
7. Once the brownie is cool, pour the cream cheese frosting on top of the brownie
8. Using the rubber spatula scrape the sides of the mixing bowl
9. Then using the rubber spatula smooth out the cream cheese frosting evenly
10. Add the blueberries & sliced strawberries to the top

Now cut and enjoy!