Children's lemon or white cake mix for childrens oven

10 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 cup Sugar
1½ cup All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon Baking soda
½ teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Lemon flavored unsweetened drink powder; (like Kool-Aid)
⅓ cup Vegetable shortening

Directions

In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and drink powder. Stir with a wire whisk until blended. With a pastry blender, cut in shortening until evenly distributed and mixture resembles corn meal. Spoon about ⅓ cup of mix into each of 10 small containers or ziplock bags. Seal containers tightly. Label with date and contents. Store in a cool dry place. Use within 12 weeks. Makes 10 packages Children's Lemon Cake Mix.

To use: 1 pkg. Children's Lemon Cake Mix 4 teaspoons water Preheat mom's oven to 375°f. If using child's play oven follow manufacturers directions for baking cakes.

Grease and flour a 4 inch miniature cake pan. In a small bowl, Combine Children's Lemon Cake Mix and water. Stir with a fork or spoon until blended and smooth. Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake 12 to 13 minutes in Mom's oven or as directed in play oven. Remove from oven. Cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a small plate; remove pan. When cool frost with Children's White Frosting if desired. Serves 2 children.

NOTES : It takes no genius to see that ANY flavor of unsweetened drink mix powder can be used for a wide variety of flavors. For a White Cake Mix omit the powder. If you like, a drop or two of vanilla might be added at the time the cake is prepared.

Recipe by: Eliason, Harward, and Westover Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #980 by Dianne Larson Ward <dianne@...> on Jan 03, 1998

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