Message from Maggie:  My friend Adam’s 30th birthday was this weekend.  We hosted a backyard barbecue for him and since his last name is Wolf- I decided to do make a wolf cake and a few other wolf inspired items.  Check em out below!

What you need:

Wolf Cake

• Cake mix
• Two 8-9 inch round pans
• Parchment paper
• Large cake plate
• Frosting ingredients (3 c. confectioners sugar, 1/2 c. softened butter, 2-3 T. milk, 1 t. vanilla, black food coloring)

Wolf signs

• Paper
• Frames (Note: I got mine at Ikea but you can find cheapies at the thrift store, too)

Wolf paw prints

• Sidewalk chalk

Instructions:

Cake

1. Bake cake in two round pans according to cake mix instructions.
2. Let cake cool completely.
3. Take one cake out of pan flipping it upside down on a parchment paper covered plate.
4. Take second cake out of plan and place on cutting board.
5. Cut pieces out of second cake to create 5 pieces (2 ears, a snout, and 2 joules)
6. Place pieces around first cake to create the wolf shape.
7. Mix frosting ingredients with an electric mixer.
8. Put 1/2 a cup of frosting in a small dish and mix in black food coloring creating a small amount of dark black colored frosting.
9. In the large bowl, mix in a small amount of black food coloring creating a light grey color frosting.
10. Frost entire cake with grey frosting.
11. Place black frosting in a plastic bag.
12. Cut small hole in plastic bag and pipe black frosting onto cake to make wolf features.

Wolf Signs

1. Using Canva, create a new project using card format.
2. Create signs with play on words like Hungry Like a Wolf + Wolf it Down.
3. Print signs.
4. Place signs in frames

Wolf Signs

Wolf tracks

1. Using sidewalk chalk draw wolf paw tracks on sidewalk leading up house.

Allergens:

• This recipe can be made gluten free with a gluten free cake mix.
• This recipe is vegetarian.

Cost:

• Cake mix: $3
• Frosting ingredients: $5
• Paper and ink: I had these materials but I estimate around $1
• Frames:  I had these but I estimate you get these for a few bucks at the thrift store- $3
• Sidewalk chalk: I had this but its around $1

Total: Around $13

Wolf Pack