We were spending the weekend with Grandma and Grandpa at their special place. My Little Chefs had the opportunity to make Strawberry Rocky Road with their Grandma! She knows they like to cook and allowed them to make her dessert. They are always excited to cook with me, but to cook with Grandma is even more special.
Little Chef C sliced the strawberries. She cut off the first top and didn’t quite cut enough off. The second time she cut too much of the red part off. Then she was worried she was not doing it exactly perfect and did not want to do that part anymore. She did a wonderful job cutting them into bite sized pieces. It is fun to watch her skills improve!
Little Chef A cut the angel food cake. She is very confident in her cutting abilities now. After a little instruction on the size she was doing it all on her own. “I can do it” she said.
The angel food cake was placed into a pan. Then Little Chef D dropped spoonfuls of glaze on top. She was allowed to be creative and put them wherever she wanted.
The strawberries were placed on top next. Then the layers were repeated.
After two layers it was complete. Of course we had to eat it immediately!
Everyone was able to put their own whipped cream on top. That is always the favorite step! Strawberry Rocky Road is a very easy recipe for children to make. The strawberries and angel food cake are fairly easy to cut through which means good cutting practice. The amount of time is less then 30 minutes which means they did not loose interest. Being able to devour it immediately is another huge advantage of this recipe.