The Marshmallow  Treat Cake

This Marshmallow Treat Cake is just an example of what you can do with a marshmallow treat recipe. If you have a mold, you can shape these treats into anything.

“Be inspired to create masterpieces from
​your own kitchen”.

Having fun with the Cocoa Krispies. Made with only three ingredients, marshmallow treats are really easy to make.

Marshmallow treats are a beloved,  no-bake cookie bar made from crisp rice cereal , like the Kellogg's  Rice Krispies brand. And marshmallows. 

Theses deliious treats are made with just only three ingredients, marshmallow treats are really easy to make. All you need is  melted butter, melted marshmallows and of course a crispy rice cereal. 

You can use either the big marshmallows or the miniatures. They both melt. Each 10 ounce package is enough for one batch.

Rice Krispy Treats  ​were invented in 1939 by Malitta Jensen and Mildred Day at the Kellogg Company Home economics department as a fund raiser​ for Camp Fire Girls. 

 Although, Rice Krispies are used traditionally used in creating these treats, you can use any favorite cereal that you love. Fruity Pebbles are a good substitute.
I must warn you, this version will be
​ too sweet.

Lucky charms are good and not too sweet. If you have a ferocious sweet tooth, you could try Cap n Crunch.

​But, the crispy rice cereal gives you the best balance with the sweetness. With a cookie cutter and your imagination, you can create anything with this recipe.

Today, we're going to go way past those plain little squares of Rice Krispy treats, too. Along with today's recipe, I'd like to leave you with how much more creative you can get with this recipe.

Rice Krispy Treats

Ingredients	Amounts
Butter	​3 tablespoons
Marshmallows	One  10 ounce package about 40 large marshmallows ​or 4 cups of miniature marshmallows
Rice Krispies cereal	6 cups

Microwave Directions

​In a microwave-safe bowl, heat butter and marshmallows on high for 2 minutes, stir, then heat for 1 more minute. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 through 4 shown above.  Know that microwave cooking times may vary.

Instructions

1. In a large saucepan, using a wooden spoon, melt the butter over low heat. Be sure to grease the spoon first with shortening, to keep the mixture from sticking to the spoon.

​2. Once melted add the  marshmallows. and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.

3. Add Rice Krispies. Stir until well-coated.

​4. With buttered hands, evenly press the mixture into 13x9x2-inch pan that has been generously  buttered or coated with cooking spray. You could also use a buttered spatula or waxed paper or parchment paper to press the mixture into your pan.

5. Once cooled, cut into 2-inch squares.

Preparing  Your Pans

To make this layered crispy cake, I used one 10" square cake pan, and Fat Daddio's  3-Piece Celebration Set. This includes a 3x2,  5x2 and 7x2 inch cake pans. 

​Whenever you're making these treats, you'll need to generously grease your molds. You can use butter, shortening, ​or the convenient cooking spray.

 
​To make it easy to unmold the treats out of the pans, line the pans with plastic wrap. Then spray over the plastic wrap prior to molding. 

Lining your molds with plastic wrap prior to greasing makes for an easy release when unmolding.

Press the mixture down into the mold with greased hands. It's even easier to do with gloved hands that have been greased.

​Work quickly, as it will get stiffer to work with  as it cools down. The mixture will be set once it cools. 

No you can see how easy it is to release the mold. This marshmallow treat recipe can be molded into any shape. Use what ever mold you have to create your marshmallow treat cake.

​Just follow the same method of preparation. The plastic wrap, in addition to the pan spray, will be very convenient to use in this project.

The Royal Icing

​Don't forget! You're going to need some royal icing. The royal icing is your 'glue' you'll need to put all of the pieces together. All you need is just a dab of it to glue your pieces together.  Once the icing dries, this cake will not fall apart.

Use the open star tip. That way, you can also finish the edges of your cake with the royal icing. Once dried, the shelled edges will be like candy.

Let's Decorate !

If the Marshmallow Treat Cake is the star of the show, then the fondant must be its supporting character. Fondant is a sugar paste, who's pliability is similar to  Playdough brand's clay.

​That means you can shape fondant into anything you want. Using a gel food coloring, it is very easy to add coloring to your fondant.  Go ahead and play with the rainbow of colors. 

Wilton has the cutest fondant molds available on that come in all kinds of shapes and themes.  Such as ferns, sea life, jewelry, jungle animals.  You can base a complete cake design from just one theme.  Here, I'm using their birthday party theme. For more ideas, check out Collette Peter's , "Collette's Birthday Cakes". 

Go ahead! Create your own Marshmallow Treat Cake!