{"id":7655,"date":"2016-05-06T08:19:28","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T12:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/?p=7655"},"modified":"2016-04-28T08:19:41","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T12:19:41","slug":"happy-mothers-day-from-nc-health-plans-strawberry-dream-cake-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2016\/05\/happy-mothers-day-from-nc-health-plans-strawberry-dream-cake-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Mother&#8217;s Day from NC Health Plans &#8211; Strawberry Dream Cake Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-7661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/strawberry-dream-cake-sl.jpg\" alt=\"2428901_Straw_DuPree_SoLiving_CakeSliceInFront_2 copy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/strawberry-dream-cake-sl.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/strawberry-dream-cake-sl-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \>Now that I have four children of my own, I appreciate my mom like never before. \u00a0In fact, on Mother&#8217;s Day I refuse to think about calories and sugar and simply want to bake (and eat!) something special. \u00a0Last year for Mother&#8217;s Day we posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/2015\/05\/tell-mom-shes-special-decadent-mothers-day-dessert\/\" target=\"_blank\">delicious Coconut Cake recipe<\/a> because coconut is one of my mom&#8217;s favorite treats. \u00a0This year, I found a beautiful and delicious <a href=\"http:\/\/www.myrecipes.com\/recipe\/strawberry-dream-cake\" target=\"_blank\">Dream Cake recipe from myrecipes.com<\/a> highlighting another of my mom&#8217;s favorite springtime splurges &#8211; strawberries.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This over the top strawberry cake boasts a fluffy whipped frosting made with marscapone cheese, sugar, whipping cream, and vanilla and almond extracts. \u00a0You will need <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whfoods.com\/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&amp;dbid=32\" target=\"_blank\">2 16 oz. containers of fresh strawberries<\/a> and a little bit of time, but this cake will be well worth the effort. \u00a0Both rich and delicious, it&#8217;s not overly heavy as the fresh strawberries give it the light touch of spring and though I won&#8217;t try to convince you it&#8217;s healthy, here&#8217;s an interesting thought to keep in mind.<\/p>\n<p>According to WebMD and Kevin Hall, PhD, a physiologist at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nih.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Institutes of Health (NIH)<\/a>, &#8220;On a day to day basis, you can vary your food intake by plus or minus 600 calories a day and still have a stable body weight, as long as your long-term average (calorie intake) is not creeping up or down.&#8221; \u00a0That means a slice (or two) of Mother&#8217;s Day Dream Cake won&#8217;t make a difference in you overall weight, but it could make your mom&#8217;s day.<\/p>\n<p>An absolutely gorgeous tribute to the mom you love best, this cake is sure to delight both moms and kids alike, not to mention a few dads out there. \u00a0If you have a mom who could use a little extra appreciation this Mother&#8217;s Day, try baking this Strawberry Dream Cake.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on North Carolina insurance coverage, please visit our website at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.nchealthplans.com <\/a>or call our toll free number 888-765-5400 and speak with one of our experienced and professional agents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that I have four children of my own, I appreciate my mom like never before. \u00a0In fact, on Mother&#8217;s Day I refuse to think about calories and sugar and simply want to bake (and eat!) something special. \u00a0Last year for Mother&#8217;s Day we posted a delicious Coconut Cake recipe because coconut is one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[892,891,38],"class_list":["post-7655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-and-nutrition","tag-cake-recipes","tag-mothers-day-recipe","tag-nc-health-insurance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7655"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7693,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7655\/revisions\/7693"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nchealthplans.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}