Birthday Party

Evidence of my domestic engineering, reusable gift bags.

Today started out very early, 6am in fact. I watered the gardens, fixed breakfast, and started the birthday party food.


The cake recipe was something that I have combined a few recipes to find the right mix of ingredients. The frosting was yummy homemade, which I made way too much of.


Cake Recipe:

• 2 cups flour
  
• 4 t. baking powder
  
• 1/2 t. salt


• 1 1/2 cups sugar


• 1/2 cup butter, softened


• 1 cup milk


• 1 t. vanilla


• 3 eggs
  

Frosting Recipe:

• 6 cups powdered sugar


• 3/4 cup butter, softened


• 1/4 cup shortening
  
• 6 T milk or more for consistency


• 1-2 t. vanilla


• Food Coloring: preferably gel

I decided late yesterday to make homemade pizza's, because Shafer loves pizza, so this is a must at his party.

We made pepperoni pizza, chicken, artichoke, spinach, Alfredo, and Parmesan cheese pizza, Canadian bacon and pineapple pizza, and sausage, mushroom and black olive pizza.

I put together an Alfredo sauce from trial and error.

• 2 cloves garlic, 1 T. onion powder, sauteed in oil.
  
• 3 t. cornstarch, 1/4 t. salt, pepper, basil, parsley, 1 1/4 cup milk, mixed and added to pan, heat until thickened on medium heat.


• Add 4 oz cream cheese and 3-4 T. Parmesan Cheese.