MOPS

This is a simplified version of an idea that was in the dessert Pampered Chef cookbook I just recently got when one of my dear MOPS friends had a show at her house. Use one box of white cake, one tub of white frosting, (there is another recipe for the frosting in the cookbook that uses marshmallow creme. If you are interested in more specifics let me know and I will type it in) and various candies to make a snowman cake with your children. I am using fruit by the foot for a scarf, mini pretzel rods for the arms, m & m eyes, fruit snack buttons, candy corn nose, and chocolate chips for the mouth, but use what you have on hand.

Mix cake batter as the directions tell you to do, but add 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup sugar.
Use three different size glass bowls sprayed with cooking spray. I used my prep bowl, (1 cup bowl, with 1/2 cup mix), my mini batter bowl (4 cup bowl, with 1-1/2 cup mix) and my classic batter bowl (8 cup bowl with the rest of the mix).

Cook cakes. I did 30 minutes for the mini cake, 45 for the middle size, and about 55 minutes for the big cake. You'll know the cakes are done when the cakes spring back and not sink in when you touch the middle.

Let them cool completely. Wait at least an hour if you can. Too much heat from the cake while doing the frosting will be a messy situation. I can tell you from my previous experience that you will have a melting snowman...which could also be fun, but not the look we are going for.

Stick skewers (I used straws because it is what we had) down into the cakes after you stack them, to hold the three cakes one on top of the other. I used three straws and it held pretty well. Frost and decorate. I am decorating ours tomorrow with my son. I will post a picture after we are done. Should be interesting. :)

Have fun!