My daughter loves to bake, it’s her go to activity after nap time. You know that time of day when it’s pre-dinner time, you’re watching the clock counting the minutes until the husband comes home and helps take over the massive craziness that is the house currently. The kids are bored, tired, fussy and whiney. It’s what I call the “witching hour”.
So when she asks to bake with me, I say yes! Yes, to an activity that will keep her happy and fill up a few minutes until my support staff arrives home.
This day had been filled with two massively sick kids. So, when those sweet puffy eyes and that runny nose looked up at me and asked me to “baking?”, how could I say no. However, after having two sick kids for a few days now, we were running low on supplies and mommy’s energy. So I turned to something that is not a staple in our house… boxed cake mix. Continue reading “Strawberry Dream Cake”