Necessities

CRAFT SUPPLIES

Crayons, Tape, and Paper are things we always have a stash of around our home.

I think the girls would go crazy without some kind of "craftiness."

I wish I had a picture of the giraffe Megan drew in her "Noah's Ark" craft project in Jr. Church yesterday...I was so proud.  This coming from a mother who has absolutely NO artisitc ability.  My stick figures are questionable - It's quite shameful that my 5 year old can draw a better giraffe than me.

Oh well.

Moving on.

CAKE



I made this cake Saturday night in a futile attempt to "copy" the Olive Garden Lemon Cream Cake.

It was rich and very yummy, but didn't taste like Olive Garden's Cake.

But, just in case your interested...

I used one package of yellow cake, and one package of white cake (simply because that was what I had on hand.  I probably would have done two white cakes, but in all fairness, the cake was good...so why complain)

For the filling:

Heavy Whipping Cream

Confectioners Sugar

Lemon (to taste)

Beat that together until smooth and creamy

I used a simple vanilla frosting as well for this cake - some in the layers, but most of it on the top.

I wish that I would have used more lemon, because I couldn't taste it as much as I would have liked.

But, if you didn't know that it was intended to be a "copy-cat" recipe of the Lemon Cream Cake, then the enjoyment level would have been higher.

Anyway.

It was a good cake.

I wish I could have another slice.

But, I'm trying to make wise choices in the food department - Ugh.

Have a Happy Day everyone!