"Apples" Planet Report

"Apple" had to give a report on a planet. She choose to do her's on Mars! We worked on it together she had to write it and give an oral presentation! She is in 3rd grade and I think she did a wonderful job! By the way she received an A on her whole project!


She had to make some type of model or poster on her planet Mars. We decided it would be fun to make a Mars cake! She helped make the cake and frost it. I thought it turned out pretty good!

Chocolate Cavity Cake

This is the best chocolate cake ever! This is my husbands favorite!

1 dark chocolate cake mix
1 package of instant chocolate pudding (3.9oz.)
16oz. sour cream
3 eggs
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup oil
1 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Grease and flour a 10in bundt pan.
In a large bowl combine cake mix, pudding, sour cream, eggs, oil and water, mix until well blended. Fold in chocolate chips, batter will be very thick. Spoon batter in to bundt pan and bake at 400 for one hour or until cake springs bake when lightly tapped. Cool for 10 minutes and then turn out and cool completely on wire wrack!

I used half of a chocolate ganache recipe I found here!

Birthday Cake

As the kids have been getting older I have not been doing themed or decorative cakes for their birthday's. This year was no different, until I was at the dentist office looking through a Family Fun Magazine ( my favorite magazine) and found this cake. I did not make it exactly like the one in the magazine, because I did not want a ton of extra cake. I am not a perfectionist so it's not perfect. My daughter loved it and that's all that counts! Hope you had a great birthday sweetie!