I made Ella's tiny cake in a mug, and I can't remember what I used for Ani's (maybe a mug, too?). This time around, I didn't have any mugs with straight sides, so I emptied out a tin can of pineapple, washed it thoroughly, and then lined the bottom and sides with parchment paper, and then sprayed it like crazy. I halved this recipe from Mel's Kitchen Cafe and filled the can about 1/3 full and then did the rest in a loaf pan for us to eat.
I frosted it with a half batch of this frosting (I frosted the cake with white, then added red food coloring to the rest of it, and piped it on with my frosting gun, a purchase that seemed so ridiculous five years ago. Now I have gotten so much mileage out of that thing, it makes me happy every time I pull it out), tossed on some sprinkles, and put a single candle in the top.
