Yesterday, the little boys did their first Calvert School test for the year; coincidentally, it was also Columbus Day (which begs the question, what happened to Viking Day, celebrating Leif Erikson's discovery of Vinland?). I came up with this cake idea. I used mix for a half sized cake, and baked it in an oval shaped casserole dish with sloped sides. Frosted with mint-chocolate frosting, as described in my Peppermint Patty cake entry, it looks somewhat boat-like. The boys made a paper sail, which their sister labelled, and we put it on a wooden skewer, set upright in the cake. A platter covered in blue tissue paper made a better ocean than the plain platter would have made, and everyone thought they had a pretty festive dessert.
I cook, I sew, my beloved and I run our business from home. After more than 30 years of marriage, life is just about perfect. This is our corner of the world.
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Columbus Day Cake
Yesterday, the little boys did their first Calvert School test for the year; coincidentally, it was also Columbus Day (which begs the question, what happened to Viking Day, celebrating Leif Erikson's discovery of Vinland?). I came up with this cake idea. I used mix for a half sized cake, and baked it in an oval shaped casserole dish with sloped sides. Frosted with mint-chocolate frosting, as described in my Peppermint Patty cake entry, it looks somewhat boat-like. The boys made a paper sail, which their sister labelled, and we put it on a wooden skewer, set upright in the cake. A platter covered in blue tissue paper made a better ocean than the plain platter would have made, and everyone thought they had a pretty festive dessert.
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2 comments:
Test 20 done already? Good for you guys!
We need an Amerigo Vespucci day too. :oD We could combine all 3 and have quite the party.
Parties with cake and frosting? You know you can count all my kids in!
I forgot about poor ol' Amerigo. Shame on me, given that our continent is named for him!
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