Bug Cakes

Last week was Becky's boss' (cousin's) birthday (Happy Birthday Dave). He was out of the office hunting all week, so they decided to do something for him today. She volunteered to make a cake and wanted to make a "bug" cake for him. For those who don't know, he is an entomologist and spends time in Mexico studying insects. I remembered seeing a cake pan at Williams-Sonoma called "Backyard Bugs". We talked about it and I bought one. She spent the weekend playing with the pan and decorating "bugs" for Dave.
The pan comes with a cake recipe but she found that she didn't like the cake. She then used a cake mix (along with her extra box of pudding) and liked the results better. I didn't try either one as I am working on losing another 15lbs before we leave and am not eating any simple carbs. The grandsons enjoyed eating the cakes from the first batch. I took pictures of the finished "bugs" before she left for work this morning and have posted one here.
If you want to borrow the pan, just give us a call. We also bought a Train pan for Darius' birthday next week and that can also be borrowed.