Cooking with kids is an important way to move them toward independence. It’s such a win/win that it amazes me to run across children who don’t get much cooking time. Cooking is a chemistry experiment with wonderful results — and over time will build your child’s confidence in the knowledge they can always feed themselves.
Here is a simple and delicious cake recipe that even the very young can make with ease in a few minutes.
Lizzy’s Crazy Cake
What you will need:
3 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 cups cold water
Putting the cake together is as easy as one, two, threee. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place all the DRY ingredients in a 9×13 inch pan and stir with clean hands until well mixed.
Make three holes in the dry mixture and place the oil in one hole, the vanilla and vinegar in the second hole, and the water in the third whole. Stir all up together with a whisk or wooden spoon.
Bake for 40 minutes, or until the center springs back when you touch it lightly with your finger. Frost with your favorite icing.
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I am going to try this recipe this weekend with my children. Thanks
I agree with you about kids learning to cook at a young age, of course with the supervision of an adult. However, the benefits are amazing. Just make sure they understand that they shouldn’t operate the stove or any other appliances without consent and supervision.
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Thanks ‘nik’… Of course we want to be responsible for safety and supervision… and I agree, the benefits are amazing… and numerous! Thanks for your comment!