Effective Preschool Theme Activities
President's Day Activity

Preschool President's Day Activity:

This is a lovely variation on the president's day activities!
The preschool children will improve their observation skills during the creative president's day activity, observing and participating, in the baking of a "Lincoln" log cake for President's Day!

Lincoln Log Cake:

Ingredients For The Cake:

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2. 4 eggs.
3. Three quarters of a cup of sugar.
4. Three quarters of a cup of all-purpose flour.
5. Three quarters of a teaspoon of baking powder.
6. A quarter teaspoon of salt.
7. 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence.

1. 1 and a half cups of heavy cream.
2. A quarter cup of instant powdered chocolate drink.
3. A quarter cup of sifted, unsweetened cocoa.

Method:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease an rectangle shaped oven proof dish or pan, and line it with wax paper. Grease the wax paper, and set it aside.
• Beat the 4 eggs in a mixing bowl, until foamy.
• Gradually add the sugar, and keep on beating, for at least another 5 minutes.
• Sift together the all purpose flour, baking powder, and the salt.
• Add into the egg mixture, and blend at a low speed until well mixed.
• Stir in the vanilla, and pour into the oven dish, or pan.
• Bake for 20 minutes, at 350 degrees, in a pre-heated oven.





• Mix all the ingredients of the frosting together, and place in the refrigerator to cool.
• Lift the cake onto a clean tea towel, sprinkled with confectioners' sugar.
• Peel away the wax paper.
• Roll up the cake, and let it cool for 30 minutes.
• Unroll the cake, and spread with a filling of choice, for example, sifted, sweetened cream cheese, chocolate spread, or vanilla pudding.
• Re-roll the cake, and spread the pre-made frosting over the log cake.
• Add a special finish to the log, by scraping the log with a fork, in order to give it the look of "bark."
• Celebrate, and enjoy the Lincoln log cake on President's Day!