• after you are done baking, turn off the oven and leave the cheese cake to cool in the oven with the door partially opened. This will allow the cheese cake to cool slower which will prevent cracks
• adding in cornstarch is not necessary but will act as insurance to keep from cracking. It should not change the taste or texture of the cake
• make sure all of your ingredients are at room temperature for easy mixing
• make a water bath. I did not do it for this recipe as the recipe I adapted from did not require it but if you want your 

Colors before adding to the crust

Cake before going in the oven. Look at all the colors!

And after!

Rainbow Unicorn Cheese Cake

Ingredients

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9 inch spring form pan by placing a sheet of wax paper on the bottom and buttering the bottom and the sides
2. Make the crust by stirring together all of the crust ingredients, mixing until thoroughly combined.
3. Press the crumbs into the bottom and up the sides of the pie pan, making a thicker layer on the bottom than on the sides.
4. For the filling: mix together the cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add in the eggs, lavender, cornstarch, and vanilla then mix until smooth. To avoid beating too much air into the batter, use a mixer set at low-medium speed. To avoid lumps, make sure the cream cheese is softened, and/or at room temperature.
5. Divide your filling equally into four bowls (or more or less depending on how many colors you want) and then add a few drops of your desired food coloring into each. Mix each bowl well and add more color as needed 
6. To get the marbles effect. Take a big scoop of each colored filling one at a time and place onto your crust as large balls. Alternate each color one at a time until you have covered the crust and then continue the process by layering it over. When you have used all of your filling, take the back of one of your spoons and make a big swirl through all of your filling. You can watch this video for a visual explanation start at 4 minutes
7. If desired, set your pan onto a baking sheet to make it easier to transport in and out of the oven, and also protects the bottom of the crust from any potential scorching.
8. Place the cheesecake in the oven. Bake it for 20 minutes, then make a crust shield with strips of aluminum foil around the outside of the pan. Bake for an additional 10 minutes (for a total of about 30 minutes). 
9. Turn off the oven and open the oven door slightly, let the cheese cake cool in the oven for at least 20 minutes
10. Remove the cheese cake from the oven and allow it to cool completely before covering it in plastic wrap and placing it in the fridge
11. When ready to serve, remove cake from pan and slice. Serve with whipped cream if desired

Millet Cupcakes with Honey Cream Cheese Frosting

ingredients:

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup millet flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup sugar
• zest of lemon
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Frosting

1/2 cup cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup honey 

1/3 cup coconut oil

1/4 cup icing sugar 

*note the coconut oil and icing sugar can be optional. This frosting tastes fine with just cream cheese and honey. I added coconut oil and icing sugar to get the texture I wanted. Feel free to adjust these amounts to get the texture and consistency you like

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line or oil and muffin tin

2. In a large bowl combine flour, millet flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon.
3. In a separate bowl whisk together olive oil, juice, sugar, lemon zest, lemon juice, and vanilla until well combined and frothy
4. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir until just combined
5.  Fill cupcake tin 3/4 of the way full. Bake for 16-18 minutes until tops are lightly golden brown. Let cool completely before frosting.
6. For frosting, add all ingredients to a bowl and beat until light and creamy. Add more of any of the ingredients to get your desired texture and sweetness

Best Ever Gluten Free Chocolate Chunk Cookies

Ingredients

Directions