3 Year Old Helper Cake
A humorous and chaotic activity-based 'recipe' perfect for parents and caregivers, emphasizing patience, humor, and love while navigating the challenges of cooking with a young helper.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Wash helper's hands.
- Preheat oven.
- Put cake mix into a bowl.
- Get out eggs.
- Put spilled cake mix back into the bowl.
- Get out vegetable oil.
- Pick up broken eggs from the floor.
- Measure water.
- Remove eggshells from batter.
- Remind helper not to lift the electric mixer from the batter while it's running.
- Wipe counter walls, being careful not to slip on the floor.
- Remind helper that a taste is not a cupful.
- Get out vegetable shortening to grease the pan.
- Gently remind helper to grease the pans first.
- Comfort helper who is crying because the pan slipped from her hands and spilled onto her shoes.
- Suggest to helper that sometimes grownups are better at carrying things without spilling.
- Clean up the helper.
- Turn on the television.
- Turn off the oven.
- Wash dishes, counter walls, and the floor.
- Change clothes.
- Call the bakery.
- Take aspirin and lie down.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
549
kcal
27% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
Contains
Egg
Estimated from ingredients & per-serving nutrition — verify against package labels for allergies or strict diets.
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).
Nutrition is estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data and may vary with brand, portion and preparation — see our methodology. This information is for general educational purposes only and is not medical or dietary advice (disclaimer).