Birthday Fun

After Heather's unsuccessful attempt at baking me a 2-layer birthday cake, I decided we needed to spend some time in the kitchen.  I bought two round cake pans and explained the correct process to Heather.  She decided to try it for her friend Austin's birthday.  She floured the pans, mixed and baked the cake, and colored the frosting I made.  She even used the decorating tips herself.  Here is the result:

I helped smooth the sides, but Heather frosted it.

Heather made blue frosting because she and Austin both like blue.

Heather's birthday is two days after Austin's, so Megan wanted a turn making a 2-layer cake.  After all, Austin took his cake home so no one here got to taste it!  Megan's attention span is apparently pretty short, because I ended up doing most of the work.

The filling layer was a bit runny so we thickened the rest of the frosting.  It is a little lopsided, but still tasted yummy!

My visiting teachers supervised and added advice on decorating.

Heather seemed happy, even if her dad did give her horns.  (I told you he is ornery!)

Making a wish!

It turns out Charmaine's birthday is four days after Heather's, so Grandma Libby made brownies for her.  We put LOTS of candles on them.  Hee Hee

Wow!  Look at that smoke!

We had a great week of birthday fun and the girls learned something about baking 2-layered cakes.  Definitely a good week!