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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 pies 172g Recipe makes 12 pies) The following items or measurements are not included below: bird seed
Calories 1075
Calories from Fat 888		(82%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 98.7g	151%
	Saturated Fat 42.3g	211%
	Monounsaturated Fat 42.2g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 9.5g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 82mg		27%
Sodium 202mg		8%
Potassium 476mg		13%
Total Carbohydrate 37.7g		12%
	Dietary Fiber 5.7g	22%
	Sugars 12.1g
Protein 14.8g		29%
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Bird Cakes

Recipe #147310 | 15 min | 15 min prep | add private note

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By: Pets'R'us
Dec 5, 2005

For our feathered friends who need our help in the winter! If possible use flexible molds or muffin pans lined with paper cups. If you don't have flexible molds, immerse the molds in hot water for several seconds before removing the cakes. They also make a nice gift for our human friends who like to look after the birds. It is nice to make this in one large mold and display the cake in your garden (in a safe place away from other animals!) Don't take notice of the yield because that will depend on the size of molds you use. You can also be somewhat flexible with the amounts given in the recipe, they will still turn out well and much better than any store bought cakes for the birds. They love them and my 'garden restauant' is always full of satisfied customers! If you have some netting to put them in you can hang them from a tree branch.

12 pies (change servings and units)

Ingredients

2 lbs hard vegetable fat or lard or suet
3 cups bird seed (I buy the winter mix)
2 cups peanut butter
1 cup cornmeal (millet, quinoa or semolina can be substituted)
1 cup oats
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup currant (or other dried fruits)
1 cup cracked corn (optional)

Directions

1
In a large pan start melting the fat.
2
When almost melted, take off the heat, add the rest of the listed ingredients and mix well.
3
Let the mix cool enough for the seeds to be evenly distributed and not sink to the bottom.
4
Fill your molds, cool until set and un-mold.
5
IMPORTANT: Do not use old and used fat from your deep fryer because that is not good for the birds.

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From: Nikoma

On Jan 5, 2009

Made these in muffin cups and got 26. Birds and squirrels love them, however next time I'll use more grain/seed/oats etc. The lard/pb mixture could hold a lot more goodies. Thanks a lot PetsRus!

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From: Recipe Baroness

On Dec 13, 2007

What a wonderful treat for the animals, the birds and squirrels, as well as my cats who had a great day of bird watching in store when I put these bird cakes up. Thanks for the recipe!

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From: firefly68

On Mar 16, 2006

Wish I'd found this great sounding recipe last fall instead of spring! I will try it next year. But please don't use vegetable fat, such as Crisco. Being hydrogenated, it is very unhealthy for humans, so I imagine it's just as bad for birds and those sweetly pesky rodents. Lard and suet are much better choices.

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From: Geema

On Jan 25, 2006

My feathered friends give this birdy treat a a five cheep rating...and so do the racoons and the squirrels. Knowing that some furry critters would raid the seed cakes, I foiled the thieves by stuffing the mixture into all the crevices of some large pinecones and then hanging them from the trees. Those clever racoons even got some of those that were on the ends of the branches! I halved the recipe and had a great time with my two grandaughters getting all messy as we created delicious treats for our backyard pets. This will be an annual tradition, Pets...thank you so much!

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