Birthday Cake Rice Krispie Treats

It’s The Yummy Muffin’s Birthday!

Well actually, yesterday was the blog birthday.

6 years. We’ve been on the ride together for 6 incredible years. So to celebrate, we're making the most festive sweet treats you ever did see.

These precious little treats are your standard RKT’s that are ready to party. With the addition of a few special ingredients, we’re transforming these super simple no bake treats into the showstopper of this year’s birthday!

The key to any good rice krispie treat recipe is mise en place…ie making sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and measured before you even start cooking. Rice krispie treats move pretty fast, so we can’t be wasting valuable time measuring stuff. That’s a great way to burn something if you ask me.

These rice Krispie treats start with the usual standard ingredients: cereal, marshmallows and butter. We’re going to melt the marshmallows in the butter in a large pot until they’re nice and gooey. And then, we’re going to add in an extra special ingredient: cake batter extract.

Now, I’ve seen people make bday cake flavored rice Krispie treats before using actual dry cake mix. And while that’s a great idea in theory, my biggest concern with that is not a taste or texture issue. It’s a food safety issue. Everyone assumes that you’re not supposed to eat raw dough/batter because of the eggs. And while eating raw eggs can be unsafe, it’s actually the raw flour that holds the bigger threat of germs and bacteria like e coli. So unless you’re going to bake that dry cake mix before adding it to anything raw, I’d think again.

Enter cake batter extract. Did you even know such a thing existed? It’s pretty easy to find too. Most of your standard grocery stores sell it right in the spice aisle. But, there’s always Amazon if your store doesn’t have it. Giving sweet, buttery cake vibes; adding a little bit of cake batter extract to our rice krispie treats gives them a subtle sweetness reminiscent of a fluffy yellow cake.

After our marshmallows are melted and flavored, the cereal goes into the pot. But, that’s not the only thing going in. We’re also going to add in some nonpareil sprinkles! Pull the pot off the heat, mix until the cereal is totally coated, and press the rice krispie mix into a pan to cool.

But, we’re not going to stop there! To finish these babes off, we’ll melt some white chocolate, delicately drizzle it all over our treats, and finish the pan with another healthy shake of sprinkles. Let everything rest for about an hour or so to cool down, and it’s time to enjoy.

These are such a fun little treat. They give you all the nostalgia of the OG with all the colorful pizazz from the sprinkles. And, the cake flavor is just present enough to not take over your mouth but instead give it a nice little surprise.

And obviously, they’re downright beautiful too!

Ok, everyone. Thanks for celebrating another great year here at The Yummy Muffin, and I’m looking forward to many MANY more!

I hope you enjoy. And, let’s eat!