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Homemade Unicorn Donuts
Ingredients:
1 box of white cake mix, any brand
2 egg whites
1/4 C. vegetable oil
1 C. water
purple gel food coloring
pink gel food coloring
1 C. powdered sugar
3 tbsp. heavy cream or Half & Half
1 large freezer storage bags
kitchen scissors
toothpicks
(2) 12 count mini donut pans
non-stick cooking spray
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 12 count mini donut pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Combine the cake mix, egg whites, oil and water.
Add a few drops of pink food coloring to the batter and stir to combine.
Scoop the batter into the large freezer bag.
Snip the corner of the freezer bag and fill the mini donut wells with batter.
Bake 6-8 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool.
Once the donuts have cooled, remove them from the donut pan and set aside.
Combine the powdered sugar and creamer.
Add 1 drop of each food coloring to the glaze.
Use a toothpick to gently swirl the colors (be careful to not completely mix the colors together).
Dip the donuts one at a time in the glaze and then add sprinkles.
After dipping 2-3 donuts in the glaze, add another drop of each food coloring and gently swirl the colors.
Repeat with all donuts.
*Makes approximately 36 mini donuts
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Cinco de Mayo is often celebrated as Mexico’s Independence Day. But it isn’t their Independence Day at all. In fact, Mexico’s Independence Day is September 16th.
Cinco de Mayo is actually the celebration of Mexico’s battle victory in the city of Puebla in 1862. Mexico had nearly half as many men in their army but still managed to claim a short-lived victory over France. Within a month, France managed to capture both Puebla and Mexico City, claiming the final victory. Still Mexico is proud of the unity and sacrifice it managed to provide on that day.
Ironically, the people of Mexico hardly celebrate Cinco de Mayo today. The city of Puebla holds a parade, battle reenactment and festival, complete with food and fun but the world’s largest Cinco de Mayo celebration is held in Los Angeles. Cinco de Mayo is often compared to St. Patrick’s Day. It’s a big deal in America but other countries hardly celebrate it, let alone understand what they are celebrating.
There are several ways you can incorporate Cinco de Mayo into your homeschool day. Whether you choose to celebrate by researching the Mexican-American War or learning all about mariachi bands, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Mexico’s amazing culture in your homeschool.
As lovers of Mexican food, it was only right that we celebrate Cinco de Mayo by hosting a Mexican feast, complete with our favorite tasty yet simple recipes.
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