kitchen scratch : the owl cake

i told you there would be a few new things popping up on the blog.
we'd like to share some of our tasty makings in the kitchen from time to time. and let me just say right up front...i do not pride myself in the kitchen. but i do make some pretty tasty things worth sharing every now and then.
like this owl cake! i made this for my sisters 18th birthday.

Carrot, Raisin, Pineapple Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

i will not fool you into thinking i actually made this cake from scratch. i used a box mix.
but my mom let me in on a little secret way to pump up a box mix cake and fool anyone into thinking you made it from scratch. we poured a layer of crushed pineapple into the bottom of the pan and then poured the batter over top. it made the cake more moist and added a little extra something to an otherwise ordinary boxed mix.
the frosting was your basic cream cheese frosting but what really made this cake special was the almonds. yep. they not only added just the right missing flavor...they turned a round cake into an owl! right?! seriously this was super easy.
i cannot believe i didn't make an owl cake sooner.