Emily's cake

Kids' birthday cakes always seem to be the focal point of party planning and the ultimate test of a mother's creativity and skill. I'm sure I could have fun with it if I had a few spare hours (ha ha) and some practice. So without my sister, Courtney, to decorate a cake for me this year, I took the easy route. Here are the supplies...

Here is the kitchen helper...

Here is the official sprinkle decorator after picking purple as the frosting color and mommy's creative chocolate blobs using the can of Pillsbury Easy Frost...



And here is the birthday girl with her finished cake...