I found a copy of the Dora the Explorer book
Happy Mother's Day at the used bookstore and it features this extra special banana nut chocolate cake that Dora wants to make her Mami for Mother's day. Bruce became quite enamored with the idea so after several days of talking about making one for his Nonnie (not his Mami!) we pulled together some ideas for a GF chocolate cake and a raw banana-sesame seed filling, Ghiradelli's cocoa buttercream frosting, & 2 sliced bananas & 6 pecans (you'll have to read the book to understand why) for decoration. Bruce really got a kick out of it and the cake came out really good. I had wanted to make a raw food cake (I'm having a bit of fun with a raw food cookbook I bought at the used bookstore) but I didn't have any sprouted grains on hand and I don't think Bruce would have understood why it looked so different from the picture. We did try to match the picture in the storybook sort of closely.
Can you tell he's been partaking of the frosting while frosting the cake?
I'd planned on only 1 sliced banana for decor but Bruce's artistry required a 2nd to finish his vision. Those are 6 pecans on end in the center. Dora used an acorn but that just didn't appeal to me plus they're not in season.
Afterwards we gave Bruce the bell on a ribbon his Deedee dropped off at the house earlier. Me and Gillian have been really talking up how Deedee knows Santa and could get Bruce a bell (like in PolarExpress) if he asked nicely. I don't think he really believed that Dad knew Santa but he finally asked Deedee about the bell. He was seriously thrilled when he saw it. He's slept with it 2 nights in a row and won't stop shaking the fool thing (what was I thinking!). My Dad left a smaller version for Juniper. I explained to Bruce that he got one and Juniper the other. He chose the bigger one (of course) and then sweetly took the smaller one into the other room and gave it to Juney. I'm not sure what thrilled her more, that Bruce gave her something or the bell.
Can you tell he's been partaking of the frosting while frosting the cake?
I'd planned on only 1 sliced banana for decor but Bruce's artistry required a 2nd to finish his vision. Those are 6 pecans on end in the center. Dora used an acorn but that just didn't appeal to me plus they're not in season.
Afterwards we gave Bruce the bell on a ribbon his Deedee dropped off at the house earlier. Me and Gillian have been really talking up how Deedee knows Santa and could get Bruce a bell (like in PolarExpress) if he asked nicely. I don't think he really believed that Dad knew Santa but he finally asked Deedee about the bell. He was seriously thrilled when he saw it. He's slept with it 2 nights in a row and won't stop shaking the fool thing (what was I thinking!). My Dad left a smaller version for Juniper. I explained to Bruce that he got one and Juniper the other. He chose the bigger one (of course) and then sweetly took the smaller one into the other room and gave it to Juney. I'm not sure what thrilled her more, that Bruce gave her something or the bell.
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