Easy bakin'

Remember Easy-Bake Ovens? My sister had one when we were growing up (I'm pretty sure ours was yellow) and I remember making those flat little cakes that didn't taste like anything, but it was COOL! We were baking!

Sweetpea got a little baking set for Easter (this sweet one from Bella Bistro). My only frustration as we attempted our first cake today was that it only came with four recipes - which did not include chocolate cake. What's up with that?

With an arbitrary couple of spoonfuls of unsweetened cocoa, we managed to create a passable chocolate layer cake, although I'm going to have to figure out how to shrink down my Nanny's chocolate cake recipe.

But boy, do I wish I'd found this clever blogger at Lightbulb Cuisine a couple of hours beforehand. Fudge, chicken, and bunny Easter cake all from an Easy-Bake Oven. I may just have to get myself the real deal - I'm pretty sure I saw one on ebay....