Today is the PTA fall carnival at our elementary school! So that also means today is the cake decorating contest. The PTA is really smart about this, they do a cake-walk during the carnival and this is how they get their cakes!!! All kids in the elementary are invited to participate in the cake contest, we just had to have the cakes there this morning at the beginning of the school day all ready to go. So...what do we think was happening at our house last night? That is right...cake decorating!!! And let me tell you, it was an adventure! Kassidy doesn't usually help with anything in the kitchen, so this was all pretty new to her! Everything was just, so fun to her! And let's just say that I think Emma knows more about things in the kitchen than Kass! But we pressed on and
eventually finished with Kassidy's "monster coffin cake" and if I do say so myself, it was very cute!
When it was Emma's turn, we took a different approach...CUPCAKES! I love cupcakes and these were fun for she and I to do! They were supposed to be slug cupcakes but I didn't have any black gel for the legs so they didn't turn out quite like they were supposed to. But alas, Emma and I had fun doing them! All I have to tell you is that circus peanuts are not as easy to find as one might think!
And here we have a finished product! See, kind of cute but I would definitely have to remove the "slug" in order to eat it!
And our finished coffin and monster! Last year Kassidy won first prize in the "I did it all by myself" category (she didn't do a thing on that cake...it was ALL me) so last night Paul kept asking me if I was planning on winning 1st prize again! I just know that the girls and I had lots of fun doing these together! Memories! While I am no Martha Stewart or even Sonja (although I can claim kinship here) I think that "our" cakes turned out quite cute!!!****UPDATE Kassidy won 1st prize again this year. And it was NOT for the "I did it all by myself" category! She won 1st prize for "most creative cake" for 2nd grade. Thank you Paul!!**
