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How to Make a Homemade Bird Seed Cake

Making your own bird seed cake is SO much cheaper than purchasing the $10 option!

Course Appetizer
Cuisine American
Keyword bird seed
Prep Time 2 minutes
Cook Time 2 minutes
Total Time 4 minutes
Calories 1 kcal
Author Houseofhawthornes.com

Ingredients

  • 3 1/2 to 4 cups wild bird food
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 1 packet unflavored gelatin
  • 3 Tbs Karo syrup
  • 1/2 cup flour
  • non-stick cooking spray
  • a mold of some sort (jello mold, bundt pan, etc)
  • string, twine or yarn
  • a straw or pipe to make a placeholder for the hanging hole

Instructions

  1. Spray your mold with cooking spray.
  2. Mix the gelatin into the boiled water until dissolved. Turn off heat.
  3. Add syrup and flour and mix well. It will form a sticky paste/batter.
  4. Add seed into the mixture and work the paste in. (it may take a little muscle)
  5. Spoon the mixture into your mold. Press down with your hands. It helps if you grease your hands first.
  6. **If you plan to insert a string, only insert 1/2 the mixture into your mold. Push a straw through the seed mixture to the bottom of the mold.
  7. Put mold into the fridge or freezer overnight to set.
  8. Remove from the mold. Sometimes it needs to sit out for a few minutes to loosen up in the mold.
  9. Remove the straw and add your string for hanging! Watch for birdies!
Nutrition Facts
How to Make a Homemade Bird Seed Cake
Amount Per Serving (1 g)
Calories 1
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.