Last week we celebrated my mom’s BIG 60th birthday in beautiful Aruba! Big Brother has been asking me what type of cake we were going to make for Grandma for about two months and honestly I didn’t think it would be possible. Until… I saw this fabulous idea of a Sand Castle Cake linked up on a Saturday Show & Tell by Beth at Hungry Happenings! It was PERFECT! My mom loves the beach, she loves Rice Krispie Treats, and best of all it was an easy cake to take and make on a vacation! Wahoo!
The cake was a HUGE success! I packed the marshmallows and Rice Krispie Cereal in our suitcase and only needed to purchase the margarine/butter once arriving in Aruba! My husband, our boys, and myself whipped the cake together in about 45 minutes when Grandma stepped out of the condo. When she came back we surprised her with an ‘early’ Birthday cake {because we all seflishly wanted to enjoy it all week! haha}!
This is such a fun cake to make for ‘beach lovers’ and is great for children to help make. I love that you can personalize it for your special occasion and make it as elaborate as you desire; so grab your sand toys {clean them} and get building!
Ingredients:
- 6 cups of Rice Krispie Cereal
- 1 bag of Mini Marshmallows
- 1/2 cup of margarine/butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional; I did not use because it was not available)
Materials:
- Sand Castle Molds
- Nonstick Cooking Spray (or you can grease with butter and a paper towel)
Directions:
1. Prep Sand Castle Molds by spraying them with non-stick spray.
2. Melt the butter in a large pot on medium to low heat; add in the marshmallows and stir until completely melted.
3. Remove from heat and stir in Rice Krispie Cereal.
4. Allow the cereal mixture to cool to the touch. Press into molds and let set. You can place in the refrigerator to quicken the set time if needed.
5. Flip the molds over of a covered surface and lightly tap to remove.
6. Finish with gummi fish, chocolate seashells, real seashells, etc. Crumble leftover Rice Krispie cereal or brown sugar around the base to create a sandy look.
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Thanks once again for reminding me that I am now 60!!! But it was an awesome way to celebrate and the Sand Castle Cake was a real hit!!! Thanks for helping me celebrate!
MOM
I am a beach lover!!!! I love this little cake. As usual, adorable!!!
Oh my heck! How fun is this! Excellent idea!
Hi Mackenzie, I love how your cereal treat sand castle turned out. I’m so happy I inspired you! The mold you used for the center piece is really great. I’ll have to keep my eye out for something like that.
How wonderful that you got to make your castle and share it with your mom in Aruba. Looks like a really great vacation and celebration.
Beth! You’ll never guess where I got all my great molds… The Target dollar aisle! haha!
Gotta love Target!
That was a very smart idea to bring the ingredients with you! Your mom looks young and fantastic for 60!!
Love this! Would love for you to share this at our Kitchen Fun and Crafty Friday link party…just posted it!
http://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.blogspot.com/2012/07/kitchen-fun-and-crafty-friday-link_19.html
I love this sandcastle cake. What a cute idea!
We’d love for you to link up to our Finished Friday Blog Party.
I think this is sooooooooooo cute
Thanks Winnie, it was so much fun to make too!
What a cute idea for a cake! Happy Birthday to your mom and Aruba? Soooo jealous!
Wow, this is such a cool idea! Thank you for posting. Just visiting from the Totally Tasty Tuesday linky!
So cute! You could do so many different molds! Thanks for sharing at Mom’s Library!
I love this!! What a terrific idea!! I’d love to have you link this up to Tasty Thursdays on The Mandatory Mooch. It’s a new linky party starting today. Hope to see you there. Thanks, Nichi
http://mandatorymooch.blogspot.com/2012/07/tasty-thursdays-1.html