Einar's friend, Nathan, turned 2 on Thursday so we spent some time being crafty and made him a birthday card with markers and we also baked a cake together in honor of Nathan. Nathan never got to eat any of the cake, but that is beside the point, right? Einar was really getting into the artwork as you can see by his dripping blue beard. Thankfully they make washable markers now so it all washed off (except for the blue-tinted teeth). Then it was cake time and Einar helped stir the cake before it went into the oven. He also got to help eat it! I'm posting the recipe for the cake as well since it is so easy and delicious.
Wacky Cake
Oven to 350 F.
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 Tbsp cocoa powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
Sift together the above ingredients and put in an 8 x 8 pan (NOT
greased). Make 3 holes in the dry ingredients (the kids love doing
this part) and,
in one hole put: 1 tsp vanilla
in one hole put: 5 Tbsp oil (I use canola or olive, but NOT Extra
Virgin Olive Oil)
in one hole put: 3 Tbsp plain white vinegar
Over the top of everything, pour 1 cup warm water. Mix together
everything in the pan with a wire whisk or fork, and be sure to use a
spatula to go around all the corners and mix in all dry ingredients.
Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes. Let cool completely. Can be iced in the
pan - this is a very moist cake, so be careful if you remove it from
the pan before icing, it could fall apart.
