Shaz by the Sea

These were fun - but took SO LONG to make. Lots of steps, and I’m certainly not a patient person. I am glad I made them, but I likely won’t do it again. Haha  I started with a homemade cake - just a simple vanilla cake recipe with these ingredients.  The confectioners sugar was for the frosting.  I blended the cake ingredients together and baked it.  Conor helped with the frosting! This one of their favorite things to help me with.  I then wrapped an empty box and stabbed the sticks in it - hoping it would help hold them upright while they were drying. Spoiler alert: It didn’t really help. They kept falling and it was miserable.  Cake is done! I let it cool and then crumbled it up. I also made vanilla pudding - thinking I would add it to the cake crumbles to make the balls, but I opted to add frosting instead. So the boys ate the pudding.  Crumbled cake, pudding (didn’t use it), ice cream scoop, different colored frosting, sprinkles, and gold dust!...

Here is a fun treat just in time for Valentine's Day!!  Cal slept at my mom and dad's last night - so I had an enjoyable morning baking with Conor and Caden. Conor had been asking me to make hearts with him, so I came up with the idea to bake homemade cupcakes and decorate them all with big red hearts. His eyes lit up - he was SO excited! I found this recipe online here . CUPCAKES First Step (bowl 1): 1⁄2 cup Carnation Evaporated Milk  2 tablespoons vinegar Second Step (bowl 2): 1⁄2 cup butter, room temperature 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla Third Step (bowl 3): 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda VANILLA ICING Fourth Step (bowl 4): 1⁄4 cup butter, room temperature 1⁄4 cup cream cheese, room temperature 3 cups icing sugar 2 -3 tablespoons Carnation Evaporated Milk 1 teaspoon vanilla    Last night, since Cal was at my mom and dad's Conor and Caden LOVED the individual time and one-on-one wi...