If I Knew You Were Coming I'd Bake A Cake!

Happy Birthday Grumpy!

Yesterday we celebrated by dad's (or as everyone now calls him Grumpy) birthday.

One of his favorite food is strawberries, so Elliott once again helped me in the kitchen to make his birthday cake. My secret to a great tasting cake? Cake mix! I almost ever make a cake from scratch anymore. I baked mine in a bundt pan.

I poured almost all the batter in the pan and then added a 12 ounce jar of "good" strawberry preserves. I then poured the rest of the batter on top and baked according to package directions.

I garnished the top of the cake with sliced fresh strawberries and a simple glaze of sifted powdered sugar & a splash of milk.

Here is the link to my perfect cake recipe. I use it for cupcakes too. And any cake mix works well : Cupcakes & Frosting

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Confetti Cookies

I was looking for a quick cooking project to do with Elliott and I forgot about these cookies. They use cake mix as the base! They are simple to make and I usually have everything on hand. I usually use jimmies (or sprinkles) instead of the nonpareils. Elliott went a little heavy with the nonpareils, which is why they look like there are a lot of them in there and started to discolor the cookie. Enjoy! Here is the link for the recipe: Confetti Cookies

Making Spatzle with Oma

Today Elliott's class took a trip to Germany. Coming from a German household, it was a perfect time for Oma (German for grandmother) to make this "lumpy noodles" dish for dinner. Elliott and his Oma got to make one of our German favorites while I finished the rest of the meal. Here is the link to the recipe: Spatzle

Baking Babka

Today I attempted something that I have never made before, Babka! It was actually a lot easier than I thought it would be. I used our family's sweet yeast dough as the base and then added lots of Nutella on the inside. Elliott loved to help mix the dough up and I ended up putting it together and baking it while he (attempted) took a nap. Here is the link for the recipe: Babka

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