Superhero Squad Cake

I work with a couple that have two boys, one of which is turning five today! They asked me to make him a Superhero Squad themed cake for his birthday. They wanted him to be able to keep and play with the little action figures after the cake was done. This cake went through three design changes before it was even started! At first I was going to do a street scene, then it was changed to a round cake with buildings on the side and finally I decided to go all out and just make the buildings 3-D with the action figures attached. Josh helped me a lot with the structure and stability of the cake - I think by the end we had 12 dowel rods in it! It was worth it though - Logan's mom said the cake was a huge hit!

Butter recipe yellow cake base with chocolate cake buildings. Covered and decorated with buttercream frosting. Action figures not edible!

Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie

So I made this recipe up. I was home with Lana and wanted to bake something so I checked out the pantry and decided to whip this pie up. First I made a homemade graham cracker crust. Then I made some Jell-O vanilla pudding and pie mix and added mini dark chocolate baking bits to it. I poured it ino the crust and sprinkled the top with a few more baking chips before putting it in the fridge to firm. I named it "Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie" and it was really delicious! This is the first thing that I have ever made up on my own (in the baking department). I know it's not much but it's a big first step for me! This Year of Baking Project is really starting to take off!

PS ~ Josh and I ate the whole pie within the next couple of weeks!