I gave my daughter a Space Cake!

This post probably sounds more interesting than it actually is.

Of course, I didn't actually give Baby A a 'space cake'. In fact I probably wouldn't know how to make one. Albeit it can't be that difficult. Look who eats them - hardly the most cognitively aware (I generalise but you catch my drift!)

(mum, if you're unsure what I'm talking about, just check google.)

Everyone else - I'm pretty sure my own mother does know, but I prefer to think that she doesn't!

Anyhoo, Baby A and I did our first proper baking together today. And she did help me by pouring things into the bowl. And even attempted folding in the flour. Well, stirring the flour - but hey, that's a pretty good start! We had a great time and got all dressed up in our aprons and chefs hats! Well, you've got to look the part, right?!

So here is the space cake I referred to:

Ok so really it's a butterfly cake, but we ran out of cake tins!

Oh and by the way, we didn't just make that one cake! We baked an actual cake and this was left over mixture. I can't show you the actual cake yet as I'm giving it to someone for their birthday. I'm pretty sure they already know they are getting a cake, but I don't want to show it until they've seen it!

Besides, that buys me a few days to really bake a cake and pretend I did it now (joke!)

xx

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