Easiest Cake Recipe Ever - Recipes for Kids

Happy summer, everyone!

Last week my daughter asked if we were baking anything for July 4th. Instantly, I had visions of our laundry pile, the loads of suitcases that needed to be packed for our family beach trip, and the slime that someone smeared inside the back window of my minivan. How do you get that stuff off, and when is this slime fad going to be OVER with, by the way?!!

I thought about responding to my daughter’s baking query with a simple, “no way in hell,” but I suppose the sweet spirit of Jesus came over me and instead I made her a deal. I said, “If you draw a picture of what you want to bake for July 4th, we will give it a shot. The only catch is that everything has to come from a mix, a box or a can because mommy is busy, and there is slime to be dealt with.”

My daughter agreed, and quickly began whipping up her July 4th baking concept. Here is the drawing:

A few days later I had literally 4 minutes to run into the grocery store for ingredients, in order to make it to my girls’ gymnastics camp pick-up on time. I bought two boxes of Betty Crocker Red Velvet Cake Mix, two cans of cream cheese frosting, a fresh pack of eggs and a bottle of vegetable oil.

With those simple ingredients and a little time together in the kitchen, my kids and I turned my daughter’s sketch into this super-easy, fun and festive July 4th cake. Voila, y’all!