Kids Can Cook
Leprechaun Lime Drink
Ingredients
1 quart lime sherbet, softened
1/2 cup thawed limeade concentrate
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cans (12oz each) lemon-lime soda chilled
1-2 cups crushed ice
Directions
In a larte bowl, beat sherbet, limeade and sugar until blended
Stir in soda and ice.
Serve in chilled decorated glasses & enjoy!!
1 cup: 259 calories, 2g fat (1g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 59mg sodium, 60g carbohydrate (51g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.
Shamrock Pound Cake
*Requires adult helper!
Ingredients
2 packages (16oz each) pound cake mis
10 drops green food coloring
1/2 tsp peppermint extract
Glaze: 1 cup confectioner' sugar, 1-8 tsp peppermint extract, 3-5 tsp 2% milk
Instructions
Preheat oven according to package directions. Grease a 9x5-in. loaf pan. Prepare one package cake mix according to package directions, adding food coloring and extract before mixing batter. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake and cool as package directs.
Cut cooled cake into 1-in.-thick slices. Cut slices with a 2-1/2-in. shamrock-shaped cookie cutter (save remaining cake for another use). Stand shamrock slices at an angle in a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan.
Prepare remaining cake mix according to package directions. Pour batter around and over shamrock slices. Bake and cool as package directs.
For glaze, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, extract and enough milk to reach desired consistency. Pour glaze over cake, allowing some to flow over sides.
1 slice: 228 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 43mg cholesterol, 181mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (26g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.