There is something extra special about the festivities that happen around the 4th of July! This year we will be gathering for a family BBQ and pool party and I have been searching for the perfect dessert that will "WOW" everyone. My cooking skills are no match for my sister and my mother, but I want to bring a dish that family and friends won't stop talking about this year.
There are so many fun ideas and creative recipes out there, but they all looked extremely difficult and time consuming. But right when I was about to settle for another recipe that has been made year after year, I found the perfect recipe that is guaranteed to be the most POPular dessert at the BBQ.
These Firecracker Cakelettes are absolutely adorable and are quite easy to make. I decided to share this secret I found with everyone in case there are others who want to dazzle friends with these mini firecracker cakes.
These pop rock filled cakes will provide a big surprise when a bite is taken out of them. I can't wait to see the look on the kids' faces when the pop rocks start crackling!
STEP ONE:
Mix white cake mix, egg whites, oil, water and sour cream for three to four minutes on medium speed. Split cake batter into three equal amounts, adding red and blue food coloring to two of the portions. Coat three, 4 x 9-inch bread pans with cooking spray and lightly flour the bottoms. Add the three batters to the pans and bake at 350 degrees F for 18-23 minutes. Allow them to cool and remove from pans.
STEP 2:
Using a 1-1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut circles from each of the baked cakes.
STEP 3:
Using a serrated knife, carefully trim off the browned, baked bottoms of each cake circle.
Using a jumbo straw or plastic tube (one-half or three-quarters-inch in diameter), remove the centers of the cake circles. Be sure to save the red and blue centers to use as plugs for later. Put a portion of the red cake plugs back into the bottoms of the red cake circles. Pipe a line of frosting around the centers of the red and white cake circles. Stack the white cakes on top of the red cakes and the blue cakes on top of the white cakes.
STEP 4:
Add Pop Rocks down the hollow centers of the stacked cakes. Put a portion of the blue cake plugs back into the tops, covering the center filled with Pop Rocks.
STEP 5:
Cut licorice rope pieces approximately 1-1/2 inches long and insert them into the centers of the blue cakes.
I know these firecracker cakes will be the hit our BBQ and I can't wait to show them off! The kids will love them for sure and will have just as much fun eating the "firecrackers" as they will lighting off sparklers.
There are so many fun ideas and creative recipes out there, but they all looked extremely difficult and time consuming. But right when I was about to settle for another recipe that has been made year after year, I found the perfect recipe that is guaranteed to be the most POPular dessert at the BBQ.
These Firecracker Cakelettes are absolutely adorable and are quite easy to make. I decided to share this secret I found with everyone in case there are others who want to dazzle friends with these mini firecracker cakes.
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| http://tinyurl.com/kqtpa6c |
These pop rock filled cakes will provide a big surprise when a bite is taken out of them. I can't wait to see the look on the kids' faces when the pop rocks start crackling!
STEP ONE:
Mix white cake mix, egg whites, oil, water and sour cream for three to four minutes on medium speed. Split cake batter into three equal amounts, adding red and blue food coloring to two of the portions. Coat three, 4 x 9-inch bread pans with cooking spray and lightly flour the bottoms. Add the three batters to the pans and bake at 350 degrees F for 18-23 minutes. Allow them to cool and remove from pans.
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| http://tinyurl.com/kqtpa6c |
STEP 2:
Using a 1-1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut circles from each of the baked cakes.
 |
| http://tinyurl.com/kqtpa6c |
Using a serrated knife, carefully trim off the browned, baked bottoms of each cake circle.
Using a jumbo straw or plastic tube (one-half or three-quarters-inch in diameter), remove the centers of the cake circles. Be sure to save the red and blue centers to use as plugs for later. Put a portion of the red cake plugs back into the bottoms of the red cake circles. Pipe a line of frosting around the centers of the red and white cake circles. Stack the white cakes on top of the red cakes and the blue cakes on top of the white cakes.
 |
| http://tinyurl.com/kqtpa6c |
Add Pop Rocks down the hollow centers of the stacked cakes. Put a portion of the blue cake plugs back into the tops, covering the center filled with Pop Rocks.
 |
| http://tinyurl.com/kqtpa6c |
Cut licorice rope pieces approximately 1-1/2 inches long and insert them into the centers of the blue cakes.
 |
| http://tinyurl.com/kqtpa6c |
I know these firecracker cakes will be the hit our BBQ and I can't wait to show them off! The kids will love them for sure and will have just as much fun eating the "firecrackers" as they will lighting off sparklers.
