Tropical Fun: Planning an April Fools' Day Bash

[Sallie_M]

I booked an April Fools' Day party, and need some help. Does anyone have ideas to go with the Taste of the Tropics theme?

 

[pchefkristin]

Hmmm... well, are you wanting to do a "trick" on them? First thing that came to my mind was that Baked Alaska cake in the batter bowl with chocolate frosting peaked to look like a cococnut?!

I will have to think on that one some more.

 

[Sallie_M]

Thanks, Kirsten. That's easy. And, can be made ahead of time.

I made my first 30 minute roast chicken on Wednesday. Trying to work that into an April Fools thing too.

This party will be full time working women and some are also full time students. It might seem like a trick if you make a full chicken meal that fast...

 

[chefann]

You can tell them that they will trick their friends and family into thinking it took a long time to cook dinner.

 

[chefmelody]

Make a "bacon & eggs" skillet cake! I saw this one time. Bake a cake in the family size skillet. Frost it with off-white icing. Then put two egg-white shaped spots of white icing on one side. Use drained apricot halves for the 'yolks'. Then, make bacon shaped pieces out of fruit leather and put them on the other side. It's really cute! I would do this as a second recipe, though, or one you make ahead.

 

[its_me_susan]

I booked an April Fools' Day party, and need some help. Does anyone have ideas to go with the Taste of the Tropics theme?

I like to make a turkey loaf (meat loaf) cake with mashed potato frosting, and a cherry grape "cherry". you could use the spreaders, the decorator bottles or EAD, the bowls the mixing tools?

look on FamilyFun.com for recipe

 

[Sallie_M]

FamilyFun.com has a lot of really neat stuff! Thanks, Susan!

 

[Sallie_M]

Make a "bacon & eggs" skillet cake! I saw this one time. Bake a cake in the family size skillet. Frost it with off-white icing. Then put two egg-white shaped spots of white icing on one side. Use drained apricot halves for the 'yolks'. Then, make bacon shaped pieces out of fruit leather and put them on the other side. It's really cute!

this sounds good, too. Chef Melody, have you quit your day job for PC?

I am not able to check this site out every day.
But, my dh wants me to "retire" my 40 hour a week job and concentrate on PC.

What made you finally do it?

 

[chefmelody]

this sounds good, too. Chef Melody, have you quit your day job for PC?

I am not able to check this site out every day.
But, my dh wants me to "retire" my 40 hour a week job and concentrate on PC.

What made you finally do it?

Here's the thread where I talk about it:
http://chefsuccess.com/showthread.php?t=17977

Basically I felt that my life wasn't going the way I wanted, and that I could do more with PC. If your hubby is supportive, go for it!