Instructions
- For each cake, cut a 12- or 18-in. length of twine, string or ribbon. Loop and tie the ends in a knot. Set aside.
- Mix 1/2 oz. gelatin (2 packages of Knox) with 1/2 cup boiling water. Stir well to dissolve gelatin completely.
- Add about 1-1/2 cups birdseed to gelatin solution. Mix well. If mixture is still watery, add more birdseed until it has a stiff but sticky consistency.
- Line countertop or baking sheet with waxed paper. Place cookie -cutters an inch apart on paper.
- Fill each cookie cutter half-full of birdseed mixture. Place knotted end of hanging loop on top center of -mixture. Fill cookie cutter with more birdseed mixture on top of loop. Firmly press mixture with back of spoon to compact in place.
- After a few hours, gently unmold each cake onto fresh waxed paper. Let dry, flipping periodically, for 72 hours or until completely hardened before hanging.
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I am enjoying making the birdseed hearts great idea
Can you please tell me how many cakes the recipe makes
Thank you Lauren
Hi, Lauren, The recipe makes about three 3-1/2 in. square heart-shaped cakes per 1-1/2 cups of birdseed as the directions state. It could be more or less depending on how densely packed the bird seed mixture is in the cookie cutter.