A good day's work:

Elmo Cake

*note to self...don't forget to flip the design!

3D Four Wheeler Cake

College for Kids - Thursday 8/13

Oreo Fudge

Melt together til smooth:
3c. white chocolate chips
7oz. Marshmallow fluff
1 14oz. can sweetened condensed milk
stir in 1 tsp. clear vanilla
fold in 20 crushed oreos
pour into a foil-lined 9x13 pan
refrigerate 3 hours til firm

College for Kids - Wednesday 8/12
Cream Cheese Truffles

Melt 1 c. chocolate chips

add and mix well 4 oz. cream cheese, 1/8 c. cocoa powder, 1/4* c. powdered sugar

we added 1 c. powdered sugar - maybe because the cream cheese was low fat?

we did not have access to a refrigerator, but it would be easier if you could put them in the frig for

a few minutes before rolling into small balls and rolling in your favorite toppings.

Straight off the Chex Mix box:

College for Kids - Tuesday 8/11 Sand Pudding Recipe

Crush in food processor:

1 pkg Vanilla Wafers

1 Oreos

Mix til smooth:

8 oz Cream Cheese

¼ C Butter

⅔ C powdered sugar

2 small pkgs French Vanilla instant pudding mix

whisk together in a separate bowl:

2¾ C Milk

12 oz Cool Whip

add cool whip and fold into first mixture

Layer in this order: sand, pudding, sand, pudding, sand

College for Kids - Monday 8/11

Homemade Butter Mints

1/4 c. softened butter
3 1/4 c. powdered sugar
1/3 c. sweetened condensed milk
1/2 tsp. peppermint extract
-beat butter til fluffy
-add sugar and milk (dough will look crumbly)
- divide the dough into as many bowls as colors you want
- work in a dab of gel color
- roll into rope and cut into pieces
-let dry a few hours
these mints will last in the frig for a few weeks

KoolAid Dots 1.5 cups of powdered sugar 1 T meringue powder + 2 T slightly warm water

1/4 tsp of Kool-Aid flavoring

Using an electric mixer powder and water and the powdered sugar together for about 4- 5 minutes. Separate your combined amount into 4 equal parts. Add the Kool-Aid powder and stir it up with a spoon. Place your colored mixtures into plastic baggies. Cut a small piece off the tip of the baggies and make small dots on the wax side of your paper strips. The candies will harden completely over night. Jello Candy Melts 1lb. powdered sugar 8oz. cream cheese mix well separate into several small bowls add jello powder to color and flavor pull off small pieces, roll into balls and press into sugar store in frig Edible Cake Mix Playdough 1 box cake mix 1 stick softened butter 1 Tbsp. of water - only if needed food coloring optional

College for Kids - Friday 8/7

College for Kids - Thursday 8/6

 fondant rainbow with marshmallow clouds...yum!

 fondant rainbow with marshmallow clouds...yum!

we will make the 'paint' and the brush out of fondant

College for Kids - Wednesday 8/4

covered in melted peanut butter and chocolate chips 

College for Kids Tuesday 8/4
Bunny cookies:

Vanilla Wafer and Tootsie Rolls...cute hamburger!

Ice Cream Cones cookies:
  a challenge for day 2, but they turned out great