Children's Lemon Cake Mix

* Exported from MasterCook *

Recipe By: More Make A Mix Cookery, by Eliason, Harward, and Westover

Serving Size: 10

1 cup Sugar
1 1/2 cups Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Lemon Unsweetened Drink Powder -- (Kool-aid) 1/3 cup Shortening

In a medium bowl, combine sugar, flour, baking soda, salt and drink powder. Stir with a wire whisk until blended. With a pastry blender, cut in shortening until evenly distributed and mixture resembles corn meal.

Spoon about 1/3 cup mixture into each of 10 small containers or ziploc bags. Seal bags tightly. Label with date and contents.

Store in a cool dry place. Use within 12 weeks.

Makes 10 packages Cake Mix.

To Use:

1 pkg. Children's Lemon Cake Mix (above)
4 teaspoons water
Preheat oven for 15 minutes.

Grease and flour a 4 inch miniature cake pan. In a small bowl, combine cake mix and water. Stir with a fork or spoon until blended and smooth.

Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake 12 to 13 minutes in play oven. Remove from oven. Cool in pan on rack for 5 minutes. Invert cake onto a small plate. Remove pan.

When cool, frost with Children's White Frosting if desired.

Serves 2 children.

NOTES: Any flavor of Kool-Aid powder can be used for a wide variety of flavors. For a white cake mix, omit the powder. If you like, a drop or two of vanilla may be added at the time the cake is prepared.

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