Chocolate and other food groups

Very easy and yummy, but it doesn't keep well. Golden Layer Cake 1 pkg. frozen pound cake, thawed 1/3 c. juice and 1/2 tsp. almond extract  20 oz. can crushed pineapple 8 oz. carton Cool Whip, thawed 3 oz. pkg. vanilla pudding 1/4 c. sliced almonds, toasted Cut cake lengthwise in thirds. Drizzle with juice. Combine pineapple, Cool Whip, and pudding in medium bowl until well blended. Let stand 5 minutes. Spread one third filling over bottom layer of cake. Top with second layer. Repeat layering, ending with pudding. Sprinkle with almonds. Serves 10. Refrigerate leftovers.

Will is a fan of Spongebob and for his 8th birthday, he wanted a pineapple cake. This is probably not the best pineapple cake ever, but it was simple and he liked it. Here's how I did it. Equipment: 2 oval cake pans cake rack, criss cross style chocolate frosting Spongebob figure sign green construction paper or foam sheets sprinkles candles First, mix your cake, any flavor or recipe, and cook in oval cake pans. Be sure to grease and flour your cake pans. Cool cake in the pans for 10 minutes, then turn out of pans to cool completely. Assemble your other equipment. When cakes are cooled, frost with chocolate frosting. As you can tell from the picture, I didn't quite have enough to get the edges nice and smooth. Arrange one layer on serving platter, frost top, then top with second layer and frost. Let cake set about 10 minutes, then use the cake rack to gently imprint a criss cross pattern on top of the cake. This will create the pineapple effect. Then decorate with Spongebob, sp...