Tuesday was Eliza's 3rd birthday! Yay! She is growing up very fast, I can't even keep track of all the new words she uses anymore and she insisted on no longer sleeping in a crib. So lots of changes around here.
For her birthday cake (or "ta-da yum") she wanted yellow. I didn't have a yellow cake mix, only chocolate, so she agreed that yellow frosting would be fine. Here is the recipe for subtly ruining your daughters birthday cake.
1. Prepare cake mix as directed
2. As cake cools prepare the frosting as follows: take a can of white frosting and add a yellow packet of Kool-Aid. Notice I said yellow packet, not yellow Kool-Aid.
3. When that packet comes out pink, quizzically check the packet again and read the actual flavor: Strawberry Lemonade.
4. Panic in your head, when a three year old wants a certain color, that is usually a non-negotiable situation.
5. Open a second Yellow Kool-Aid packet, this time checking beforehand that it is actually plain lemonade. Add this too your frosting as well, mix well.
6. At this point the color is pink and nothing can be done. Since the 3 year old is doing the mixing and actually does not seem bothered, just don't bring it up.
7. Taste the frosting. If the double lemonade flavor makes your mouth pucker and your eyes water just a bit, you have succeeded. Spread it on the cake. The chocolate cake.
Congratulations! You have subtly ruined your child's birthday cake!
(I know some of you might think this sounds good, but remember to this 3 year old, it is not)
2 comments:
Haha! Love it! At least it is a pretty color of pink...
Laughing audibly. Sorry for the pucker.
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