Tag Archives: Father’s Day

Happy Birthday & Father’s Day Tool Cake


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Chocolate Tool Cake for Father’s Day


Surprise Dad with a tool cake for Father’s Day.  I purchased the mold from Kitchen Craft.  They also have alphabet molds that you use to write out the message on the cake.

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How to get out of the dog house for Father’s Day Tip #9


My dad loved sweets and one sure way to get back on his good side would be to make a batch of chocolate chip, toffee chip and walnut cookies.  My recipe was simple, make a double batch of chocolate cookie … Continue reading

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How to get out of the dog house for Father’s Day Tip #8


Gift Idea:  My dad loved to fish and would take my brother and I to the jetty in Dana Point.  We would hike all the way out and he would bait my hook and wait to see what we would … Continue reading

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How to get out of the dog house for Father’s Day Tip #7


Gift Idea – My father is a farmer at heart so my brother and I bought him a wheelbarrow and some tomato plants for Father’s Day.  This is a great gift and hopefully he would forget about the streaking.  Fat … Continue reading

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Getting out of the dog house for Father’s Day Tip #6


My husband loves to build military models and had built a wooden box and lined it with plastic to float the 6′ submarine in to see if it would float.  The box looked like a coffin and I hated it.  … Continue reading

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Getting out of the dog house for Father’s Day Tip #5


In my biology class there was all kinds of snakes in their glass enclosures.  I thought it would be fun to walk them across the senior lawn at lunch time.  I recruited one of my friends and we took them … Continue reading

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Getting out of the dog house for Father’s Day Tip#4


This little race car just might get you out of trouble for pulling your car in the garage with flames coming out from under the hood.  How was I to know you had to keep putting oil in that darn … Continue reading

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How to get out of the dog house tip #3


For those of you who do not know what streaking is; in the 1970’s people would take off all their clothes and take off running naked.  It was socially acceptable in the 70’ and you just never knew when you … Continue reading

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Get out of the dog house for Father’s Day Tip #2


Each year when the family would gather at Father’s Day my dad loved to tell all of the funny stories that my brother and I put him through when we were growing up.  Most of these stories are written down … Continue reading

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Get out of the dog house for Father’s Day Tip #1


Real Estate Signs in the Front Yard – One of the guys I dated had a mother who was a Real Estate Agent.  One morning I woke up to my Dad yelling for me to get out of bed and get … Continue reading

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Father’s Day Computer Cake


This 1/4 sheet cake is fast and easy to make.  The computer is made with two chocolate bars.  I typed up the message and printed out a picture of a key board and sealed them in self laminating pouches.  They … Continue reading

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Train Cake for Dad


Is the guy in your life a train nut?  Well I have one!  He went so far as jacking up center support beam in the basement and moving it so that his trains could go back and forth between the rooms.  … Continue reading

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Bicycle Cake for Dad


If your dad loves to ride his bike, this is an easy cake to make.  For the road I used chocolate icing in a can and added black food coloring gel.  To make the smooth, surface dip you spatula in water … Continue reading

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Dump Truck Cake


This dump truck is great for Father’s Day or a boy’s birthday party.  I used chocolate from a can I bought at the store and added black gel food coloring to make that dark black coloring.  The rest of the … Continue reading

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