Pizza Pockets
1 pkg Egg Roll Wrappers (these are found in the produce dept., by the authentic foods.)
Spaghetti Sauce
Mozzarella Cheese
Pepperoni's
Oil for frying
Lay out your Egg Roll Square so it looks like a diamond and assemble filling in the order listed above right across the center horizontally. Use about 1 Tbsp sauce, 1 handful of cheese, and 2 pepperoni's for each roll. Then fold up the roll just like an envelope bringing the bottom corner to the center first, then the 2 sides folded in, and close the roll bringing the top corner down to close envelope off. Fry at 350 degrees in oil for a total of about 2-3 minutes browning each side. Remove and drain on paper towels. Serve with warm marinara sauce.
Yes, I left out the "d" on Birthday! No one even noticed. I didn't even notice until after the party was over. This Choo-choo train birthday cake was super simple, and so kid friendly. All the kids were drooling over all the yummy sweets. I got the idea from howdini.com. Go here to watch a how-to video for this cake: http://www.howdini.com/howdini-video-7074034.html .
I did do mine a little different. I used 4 mini loaf pans for my cars instead of one large loaf pan cut in 4's. This made it a lot easier for frosting, because you don't have to deal with the crumbs mixing with the frosting. I frosted mine with the packaged frostings to make it easier. I colored them to make them even more kid-friendly. I used 2 cake mixes. Milk Chocolate cake mix for the engine cake made in a large loaf pan and one of the minis, then a Rainbow cake mix for the other 3 cars. I actually got 4 minis out of the Rainbow cake, but didn't have room on my track for it. You can pretty much use whatever candy you can imagine. I used colored licorice to outline the cars, and for the front of the engine. Gummy LifeSavers and Tootsie Rolls for the wheels. Reese's PB cups for the smoke stack. Crushed Oreos for the coal on the engine. The cargo was M&M's, Whoppers, Jelly Beans, & Tootsie Rolls. Fun, fun birthday cake for all your Choo-choo train lovers out there!
8 comments:
That train cake is adorable! And I'll have to try the pizza pockets soon.
It was a great party! We had a great time. Thanks for having us up.
Sara CUTE cake! It looks like quite the party! You pizza pockets sound/look awesome!
What a great, easy way to make a cute cake!
Look out for this cake to reappear next October. It is so adorable and looks very doable for a person with limited skills such as myself. My Boy is obsessed with trains. Combining his two obsessions, trains and sweets just might send him over the edge. But I guess that is a risk I will have to take!
So cute! I'll have to try that cake, as I have a couple of train lovers myself. :)
Adorable cake!! I love it!
Sara, that train looks awesome! Elijah's 3--how fun. Michelle turns 3 in two months, so it's neat to see what worked well for you guys' party. Too bad Michelle's not really into trains or I would definitely copy your cake. If you have any fun, easy ideas for girl cakes, let me know. Hope you're doing well.
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