My Max and Ruby Party Notes

Shopping List:
1 Pre-made, plain Angel Food Cake
3 Pints fresh raspberries
2 Pints fresh blueberries
2 Pints heavy whipping cream
Candy Sprinkles
1/4 cup powdered sugar

This was the easiest and least expensive way to make it (the pre-made angel food cakes were less than the mixes to make them). Frozen berries can be substituted, I did fresh since they were on sale (yay!).

Step 1: Slice the top 1/3 of the angel food cake off with a serrated knife and gently hollow out the inside of the bottom part.

Step 2: Fill the hollowed-out part with 2 pints of the raspberries and almost all of the blueberries. Put the top back on the cake and fill the hole in the center with the remainder of the blueberries and half a pint of the raspberries.

Step 3: In a blender, add the remainder of the raspberries and 4 tablespoons of heavy cream and blend until smooth. Set aside.

Step 4: Whip the rest of the cream until thick. Add powdered sugar and the raspberry puree mixture and mix well.



Step 5: Frost the cake using the raspberry "fluff" whipped cream mixture and then add sprinkles.

Viola'! Angel Surprise Cake With Raspberry Fluff Icing!

Our favorite! "A Colorful Cleanup" is a board book with a compartment in back holding a set of large, heavy-duty, touch and feel cards. We've discovered about a dozen different ways to play with these. Each card corresponds to a different colored toy featured in the book.

Shopping List:
2 Boxes Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (I used Gluten Free mix from Pamela's)
2 Eggs or equivalent in Egg Replacer
Canola Oil
2 Large Boxes of Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix
4 Cups Milk
1 Box of Pamela's Chocolate Shortbread Cookies (Gluten Free)
1 Box of Dots Candy (I didn't get GF, so we'll pick them out before eating).
1 Big Bag of Gummy Worms

Obviously, I adapted the recipe to suit my gluten-free and allergic family members, but the original recipe complete with instructions and photos is available at MommyBlog, where I got the idea from.

I used plastic pail and shovel sets from the dollar store and filled them with little packs of the mini-marshmallows, Max and Ruby bracelets from Ty's Toy Box, wind-up ladybugs, mini packs of play-dough, bunny money, and mini packs of crayons with little coloring books. Try looking on Kimmyshop or Ty's Toybox ( see ads on page - I shop both). The mini-marshmallow bags can usually be found at Super Target or WalMart.

Didn't you LOVE the Candy Apple episode?