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Make Magic: Read a book, bake a cake

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If you are looking for a green St. Patrick's Day dessert, try this cake that you can make with children while also sharing this book with them. It is rich and flavorful and you could just as easily omit the food coloring. But the sweetest part is the story. The recipe appears in the back of a children's book, "Micah & The Magic Helmet" by Kat Parrish. Kat's daughter used to wear an angel food cake pan around the house as a helmet that helped her be courageous and strong! Kat and her daughter made up the story together! The book is available for sale on Amazon.com and can be ordered from any bookstore or direct from its publisher, www.headlinekids.com. A note about ingredients: I couldn't find key limes or key lime juice at any of the major grocery stores where I live (not even the ritzy Giant Eagle in Morgantown, WV.) I ordered a bottle of juice from Amazon.com. GREEN DRAGON CAKE Cake 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened 2 1/4 cups sugar 3 large eggs (at room