Disclaimer: this delicious-looking cake is not healthy. By any standards. It is made entirely of processed ingredients and there is nothing natural about it. But it's fun and tasty, so you might want to give it a try anyway. If you plan to make it, also plan to chase it with a salad. A big salad.
When I was a kid, I remember making Rice Krispy treats on the stove in a big pot, with the sticky strings of marshmallow stretching from all around the pan to the handle of the wooden spoon while I stirred. Then the day came that I learned about making krispy treats in the microwave. A revelation! I still feel a little like I'm cheating, but it's just so easy. And then came the realization that I could use other cereal. I mean, there's nothing like the original, but the neon colors of Trix make the treats something truly spectacular.
I have a friend who loves krispy treats and had a birthday recently and I figured that this
delicacymonstrositysugar-bomb special cake would be just the thing. The whole project is relatively quick and easy, as long as you have all the ingredients, cake pans, and a microwave. I left the sides un-frosted for a more rustic look, but you could just as easily frost the sides and make the interior of the cake a surprise.
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I didn't actually enjoy a slice of the cake, but I picked off a few marshmallow-coated Cocoa Puffs and they were pretty good. My boys did partake in several sticky, over-stuffed mouthfuls and they said it was the best thing I had ever made. That week.
Do you have a processed-food guilty pleasure? I, for one, am a lover of Twinkies and Kraft Macaroni and Cheese. What's yours?
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