Kate Makes A Cake in 15 Easy Steps

Step 1: Glop frosting on top of cake.

Step 2: Wack it around a bit.

Step 3:  Accidentally slap yourself in the head with the spreader.

Step 4: Laugh.

Step 5: Make it worse.

Step 6: Look woeful at the condition you suddenly find yourself in.

Step 7: Ok.  Concentrate.

Step 8:  Add second layer.

Step 9: Add frosting.

Step 10: Attempt to look very professional this time.

Step 11: Find every single variety of sprinkle you possibly can.

Step 12: Try to get some on the cake.

Step 13: Bathe. 

Step 14: Attempt to remove your new chocolate layer of skin, 

not to mention the sprinkles that have inexplicably lodged themselves in your ears.

Step 15:  Have yourself a bed-time snack, projecting an attitude of

"Yes.  I know I'm good. And I know you want some too." 

to everyone else in the room.

(Our Kate--not only does she make it.  She downright takes it.)