When I greeted Ryan post-nap with the news that we were going to make a cake, he almost jumped out of his crib with glee. He's been very interested in the hand mixer, as well as every other appliance in our kitchen, and has been longing for a chance to see it in action. So far he's only been able to try out all its buttons while unplugged. He's had a lot of fun with that, and even insisted it accompany him to watch "Elmo's World" a few times. But that's definitely not the real deal. I kept telling him that we only plug it in when we're making a cake. Hooray - this was his chance!
We made one of R & L's favorite cakes - a train cake (thanks for the pan, Uncle Greg and Jessica). Once the cake was out of the oven and cooled, the two little bakers started the decoration. It went something like this - one chocolate chip on the frosting, two in Ryan's mouth; one squirt of red icing here, another in Lucie's mouth - you get the idea. That's why our cake looks a little under-decorated. Oh well, everyone agreed it tasted great.And so began the tradition of the Christmas train cake!
3 comments:
What a fantastic tradition to start...you'll have to get a special little cake train album to document each year's photo and watch the progression of decorating skills each year.
Quite the little bakers you have there!
It looks like Ryan and Lucie are following their uncle's method of decorating cakes!
Love it! What a cute cake and a fun tradition. Much easier than gingerbread houses, that's for sure. It looks tasty too. I love that Ryan wanted to have the mixer with him when he was watching Elmo.
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