Ben's 6th Birthday Cake

My attempt at making an Indiana Jones birthday cake for Ben. I thought it turned out pretty cute and it tasted good too! I got the recipe from another blog...here's the link - http://www.lifeasmom.com/2008/05/presenting-indiana-jones-birthday-cake.html

I didn't use the cake recipe she did. I just used a cake mix and baked according the box directions.

Ingredients

1 plastic palm tree

1 plastic bush

1 Indiana Jones action figure

1 dark chocolate cake mix

1 tub premade chocolate frosting

1 small box shortbread cookies

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray all three pans with non-stick cooking spray. You need a square cake pan, a loaf pan and a mini loaf pan. Prepare cake mix according to package instructions. Pour cakes into all three pans. Bake for 20-35 minutes, keep checking for doneness. Cool cakes completely.

2. Place square cake on serving platter and frost top. Cut off about 1 inch from the end of the loaf cake to make it the same size as the square cake. Place smaller piece in front of square cake for a "step." Place loaf cake on top of square cake near the back edge. Frost the top. Place mini loaf atop the regular loaf. Frost the entire thing.

3. Place the cookies in a plastic bag. Seal bag and crush cookies with rolling pin. Sprinkle cookie crumbs all over surface of cakes. Place palm tree, bush, and action figure.