No Bake Cookies

So last night I got the baking bug, and decided to pull out an old favorite. I hadn't tried it for years, but they turned out really good! My kids don't like coconut, so I left it out of 1/2 of it, but I really prefer them with coconut. Here's the recipe. 2 C. Sugar 1/2 C. Milk 1/2 C. Butter or Margarine (I always use real butter) 3 TBL. Cocoa 1 tsp. Salt *Melt these together on stovetop, and boil for 1 minute. Then stir in... 1 C. Coconut 3 C. Oatmeal 1 tsp. Vanilla 1/2 C. nuts (optional- I didn't use them this time) Stir all together until chocolate mixture is incorporated. Scoop into 1" balls and place on cookie sheet. Refrigerate until firm. Enjoy!

Number 8 shaped birthday cake with monster trucks

This cake was created (obviously) for my son's 8th birthday. He had a monster truck theme, so I tried to incorporate the shape of an 8 with a monster truck smash theme. I used 2 angel food cake pans and trimmed one of the edges of each to place them together to form an 8. I think it turned out pretty well, and it was quite easy!

Darth Vader Birthday Cake

I made this cake for my son's 10th birthday. He so badly wanted something Star Wars, and I finally decided to attempt this Darth Vader mask. It's a bit lopsided, but he was happy with it! I didn't want to do black frosting and stain all the kids' faces, so I went with a dark chocolate and it worked out okay! I started with a 9x13 pan and carved out the shape. Then I used some of the trim pieces to fill in and add relief to his helmet and nose piece. I also carved some spaces out so they would be indented.