Moon Cake Recipe

As we're finishing up our study of the moon, Blue Rock and I made a moon cake.  Blue Rock and I are really loving My Father's World Kindergarten and he wants to do this school work first, everyday.  I think he's more of a kinesthetic learner like his mama, although he also seems to be an auditory learner as well.  Tonight after dinner, we made a moon cake.  It's a simple and tasty sweet cake, perfect as we are ending our study of the moon.  This is a great recipe to make with your kids.

Moon Cake
By: My Father's World Kindergarten, in the Teacher's Manual, God's Creation from A to Z

- Grease a 9" round cake pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

- Mix "moon sand" right in the pan (Blue Rock loved this!):
  1 1/2 c. flour
  1/2 c. brown sugar
  1/2 c. sugar
  1 tsp. salt

- Form 3 craters in the moon--one large crater, one medium crater, one small crater.
  Add 5 T. oil to the large crater.
  Add 1 tsp. baking soda to the medium crater.
  Add 1 tsp. vanilla to the small crater.

Pour 1 T. vinegar into the medium crater and watch it bubble like a volcano.

When the volcano stops, add 1 c. milk.  Mix everything together to form the moon's surface.
Optional: Press 3/4 raisins (moon rocks) into the batter.  I used chocolate chips, yum! As if there was not enough sugar in this recipe as it was. :)

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick in the center comes out clean.

When cool, sprinkle with powdered sugar (moon dust).

I tried to let him dump the "moon sand" in as much as possible.
It did get a little messy. :)

What's next?

Craters and volcano erupting!

Pouring in the milk

We added the moon rocks - chocolate chips

Yum! Looks like a big cookie!

Turn upside down to cool

Sprinkle with powdered sugar
Blue Rock said, "looks like a full moon!"
He's got the stages of the moon down!

Then we cut it in half to make a half moon

We took one half and made a cresent moon