Not so Easy Bake Oven

Lourdes had gotten an Easy Bake Oven for her birthday. Somehow it sat idle for about a week before she really wanted to use it. I'm sure you know that the Easy Bake uses a light bulb to do the baking, right. Well did you know that the light bulb is NOT included in the purchase of the Easy Bake Oven? Well it isn't.

We've switched to using compact florescent light bulbs so we didn't have any 100 watt incandescent bulbs. So Lourdes couldn't bake anything on that particular night. We bought bulbs yesterday and Lourdes got to use her Easy Bake Oven today. She had a friend over and they wanted to bake something.

Here's the process: Preheat oven for 15 minutes. While oven is preheating, open cake mix and pour into a bowl. Mix up the cake mix to break up any chunks. Stir in a 1.5 teaspoons of water. Mix until smooth. Pour or spoon mix into baking pan. When the oven is ready, put the pan in the baking chamber for 14 minutes. Then remove and place in the cooling chamber for 12. Then mix the frosting and spread on to the cake.

They ate the cake and said it was good, but they seemed bored with the baking process. I don't think I blame them.