Fall Suet Cake for the Birds

servings
4 servings
prep time
15 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
A bowl with a spoon containing a mixture of ingredients for making homemade suet cakes for birds.

Making suet cakes

This recipe will be sure to attract new avian friends to your backyard as temperatures begin to drop.

Ingredients

  • •.45 kg (1 pound) ground beef or bacon
  • •59 ml (¼ cup) black oil sunflower seeds
  • •59 ml (¼ cup) pumpkin seeds
  • •59 ml (¼ cup) old fashioned oats
  • •45 grams (3 tablespoons) sunflower seeds
  • •45 grams (3 tablespoons) cranberries
  • •45 grams (3 tablespoons) crushed eggshells
  • •45 grams (3 tablespoons) peanuts

Preparation

  1. Fry the ground beef or bacon. Pour only the excess fat directly into a container; reserve remaining meat for another purpose. Mix in bird-friendly ingredients while the fat is still liquid and then freeze.

  2. Once hardened, the suet cake can be released from its mold and placed outside.

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About the author

Josiah is co-founder of COLEwebdev and You Do It Suet. COLEwebdev provides web design, development and marketing services to small businesses. You Do It Suet is an innovative new birding product by co-founders Josiah and Desiree Cole.

Josiah Cole

Josiah Cole

Josiah is co-founder of COLEwebdev and You Do It Suet.

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