Decorating a Cake With Absolutely No Experience. I will be the first to declare that I am the absolute worst at cake decorating. Seriously, absolute worst. So when I came upon a few tutorials ( Moey’s Heart & Hearth , Hipknitized , Sunshine and a Summer Breeze ) on how to decorate a cake simply by copying a coloring page…woo-freaking-hoo! We had a Vintage Batman birthday party for my 2 year old son last weekend and it was the perfect opportunity to give this a try. The process is super easy. Just tape the image you want to be on your cake (here’s the Adam West line drawing we used) under a pane of glass. Whip up your frosting. Mix up all the other colors. Continue coloring in your image until completely covered and then stick the whole thing in the freezer to harden.
When the frosting has hardened all the way, you’re going to remove the wax paper with the frosted image and flip it on top of a completely cooled and frosted cake (the wax paper should be facing upward). You see the hole in the middle of Batman’s head? Doodle Pancakes. This is the same recipe that mom used when I was growing up.
As a kid, I could eat dozens! After you try these fluffy pancakes, it’ll be impossible to go back to a pre-made mix. This simple recipe is made up of seven basic pantry essentials. And added fruit is always welcome! My girls have a blast with these. A couple of important points to consider: Supervise children carefully with the hot griddle, and whatever you do, make sure your lids are on securely – just ask Jaydin how she knows this.
The doodling was fun – but whether they come off the griddle as cute little flowers, carefully looped letters or as a big pink blob – they disappear in a flash. Fun Pancakes from Scratch! Preparation Time: Chocolate Cast. Brown sugar is the perfect medium for casting poured chocolate in a homemade mold.
This simple project will set your imagination wild! Press any convex object of choice firmly into packed brown sugar, pour melted chocolate chips into the mold and wait for it to set up. You can flavor your chocolate with spices, citrus zest- or even salt and pepper! I am picturing chess pieces, stones, vintage buttons, little hands and feet...all in different shades of chocolate... This is a fun project for kids- especially since it takes very little set up (or clean up) and there's not a lot of waiting around to see your results. I love projects that aren't tedious and don't have a lot invested so there's not that fear of a failed product. Brown Sugar Casted Chocolates: You can find a blurb about this technique in the amazing SprinkleBakes book (highly recommended!) The brown sugar will create a grainy texture on the surface of your chocolates.
Fill a bowl or pan with an inch or two of brown sugar. Baking Soda Expired?