Confessions of a Craft Addict

Do you ever get a wacky idea and decide to try it? That’s sort of the impetus behind this giant Rice Krispy Treat Cupcake “Cake.”

I bought this giant Wilton cupcake cake pan on clearance at Target more than a year ago. It’s been sitting on the shelf, completely unused, which is kind of par for the course for me.

And then inspiration struck. “What if I make some Rice Krispy Treats and use them in the cupcake pan? I bet that would be so darned cool!”

Not sure about the coolness of it but it’s definitely different. (I live in fear of seeing this pop up on Cake Wrecks. Seriously.)

The pan has two separate wells, one for the base of the cupcake and one for the frosting. I used almost an entire batch of Cocoa Krispy Treats for the frosting and a little more for the original RKT in the base side. Before I started filling, I buttered the heck out of the pan, which I think was the only way that sucker would have come out of there.

I layered the leftover bits in a bundt pan and ended up with a “chocolate frosted” Rice Krispy Treat bundt cake. It did require making an additional batch of originals. Oh, the sacrifices I must make.

It was much easier to get the two pieces of the “cupcake” to stick together than I expected. I unmolded them before they’d cooled down all the way through. They were firm enough to hold the shape but with just enough warmth in the center to stick together nicely.

I used some royal icing to delineate the lines on the “cupcake liner” and swirl around the top. I think that turned out OK but not so fabulous that I’d do it again. Better idea than execution, maybe. Didn’t take away from the taste, though. Yummy!

Tags: cupcake cake pan, kitchen experiments, rice krispy treats, wilton