My daughter, Addison, is 12. She has been through some rough times the past few years. She has been living with us for a little over a year, now, and this week I turned in the paperwork to start the Adoption proceedings! YAY! She truly needs to gain some confidence, so I have been giving her big girl things to do. She loves to help me in the kitchen, so when I found this recipe, I knew that I had to step up my game. I called her into the kitchen and told her to wash her hands, gave her the basic info- and went to the living room. I could see the doubt in her eyes at first, but also the excitement. It was the first time I had given her free reign in the kitchen (of course I was watching carefully). The recipe was so simple, I knew she would be successful, so it was a win-win because in the end I knew we would have a great dessert! When she was finally able to take the cooled cake, plate it up and top it with whipped topping... she was on cloud 9. I heaped on the compliments and I know that simple lesson meant more to her than anything! The recipe is below:
Ingredients:
1 (16 ounce) package angel food cake mix
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Spray a 9x13 inch pan with vegetable oil spray.(we used a bundt pan)
In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pineapple (with juice). Mix until well blended. (I let her use my mixer, which she had never done!)
Pour batter into prepared 9x13 inch pan.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Let cool.
Serve with whipped topping
Watch you little girl gain confidence that no one could imagine a simple recipe could give!
Just 2 ingredients to make a yummy cake!
A finished cake- not ours, but not much difference
