Pot o’ Gold (at the end of the) Rainbow Cake Bites!

 

A few things I’m loving right now:

-My new Kitchen Aid mixer that I got for $130 off!

-Meyer Lemons – if you haven’t, you need to

-These!

Something that I’m *quite frankly* not loving right now:

Facebook changin’ things up. March 30th = new layout for facebook pages. Bah humbug.

On another note: I’ve been so excited to show you these…I have been waiting since January to use these little sour candy things (aka rainbows) I found at Target in the dollar section. Now it’s March something and I’m rushing to publish them to the world wide web. What the heck happened to February – and when did March get here?! Sorry, I’ve been locked in a room rolling 2000 cake balls for the past week ;) .

These are a bit time consuming to make, but I’ve saved you the trial and error of figuring out what works best.

Here’s what my research has found:

1. Begin by making basic chocolate coated cake pops, the only difference is the shape of the ball; I slightly flattened the top of mine as you will see in the photos below. If you’ve never made cake pops - start here.

Supplies you will need:

1 box cake mix (+ ingredients required)

8 oz of cake frosting

2 lbs Chocolate CandiQuik Coating

Air Heads Xtremes Sour Candy

gold sprinkles

1 bag mini marshmallows

lollipop sticks

styrofoam block (to set cake pops in while drying)

2. Pipe on the handle and rim of the pot using a piping bag or a plastic ziploc bag with one tiny corner snipped off (freezer bags work best because they will withstand the heat of the coating and you can zap them again for a few seconds if needed).

3. Un-Pop your cake pop. Haha, in other words: *carefully* remove the lollipop stick from your cake ball by twisting and gently pulling. You may be asking yourself, “What was the point of putting it on the stick!?” Well, here’s why: you will get much cleaner bases and a more accented curve for the pot doing it this way. Not to mention, piping is easier when you have a lollipop stick to hold onto.

4. Pipe a dot of chocolate CandiQuik onto wax paper – place your cake ball on top, this will form the base of your pot o’ gold and help the cake ball stand up straight.

5. Cut your rainbows into ~4″ strips. Pipe a line of chocolate on top of your cake ball and hold one end of the rainbow in the coating until set. Then poke a small hole with a toothpick directly behind the rainbow (the rainbow candy is very limp and will need assistance to stand up).

6. Fill in the top of the cake ball by piping more chocolate CandiQuik; quickly cover with gold sprinkles. Insert the toothpick into the hole you made (just don’t press it down too far, because it could crack your cake ball).

7. Grab a small handful of mini marshmallows and press together with your hands.

8. Use a dab of CandiQuik to “glue” the opposite end of the rainbow candy in the middle of the marshmallow “clouds”.

And if you’re still reading and thinking there’s no way you’ll make these…try these as a cute, simplified alternative:

 

 

 

These cake bites are also linked at the following parties: Mrs. Fox’s Sweets, BruCrew Life, Crazy for Crust, Kurtz Corner, Sweetology, Something Swanky, Kitchen Fun, Dwell on Joy, Luck of the Irish Party, Cake Apothecary, Bacon Time

Time Tuesday, March 6th, 2012, 11:35 am   |   CategoryCake Balls, Pops, & Bites, Chocolatey, St. Patrick's Day, Uncategorized  |  RssRSS feed |  CommentRespond  |  TrackbackTrackback

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30 Responses to “Pot o’ Gold (at the end of the) Rainbow Cake Bites!”

    
  1. Lisa
    Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 12:32 pm

    This is one of the cutest treats I’ve ever seen! My son has snack day this month and I’m making these…thanks for the the great tutorial too!

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  2. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust
    Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    Those are beyond awesome. So flippin’ cute. I am also bummed about the new facebook pages. I can’t ever find what I’m looking for!

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  4. kristine@SugarBeams
    Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    Wow!! Really NICE job! These are super adorable! ;-}

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    • Sarah @ Candiquik
      Friday, March 9, 2012 at 8:04 am

      Thank you, thank you! I think they are even “an original”. So many times when you make something, you see the same thing/very similar thing if you look it up on google – have seen plenty of “pots of gold” but none with the rainbow and clouds! :) Thanks for stopping by!

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  5. Jocelyn
    Friday, March 9, 2012 at 8:16 am

    Oh my word…those are the cutest cake balls ever!!!! Totally pinning this!!!

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  6. Andrea @ My Cake Corner
    Friday, March 9, 2012 at 9:40 am

    These are SO cute! :) Love them! Both versions are great!

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  7. Carly @ Createlive
    Monday, March 12, 2012 at 11:07 am

    Wow! These are adorable! They look so professional and both versions are totally beautiful!
    You’re so creative!!!
    -Carly @ Createlive

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  8. Kathy
    Monday, March 12, 2012 at 7:28 pm

    These are adorable! What a great idea…had to stop by and check them out:)

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  9. Mindie
    Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 7:55 am

    Besides my weekly Anything Goes fri-monday linky I am hosting a St. Patties linky this week. Please come share these. They are the cutest thing I have seen in a long time.

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  10. Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel
    Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 9:06 am

    These are way too creative and beautiful for words! I LOVE the ones with the clouds but I have to say, the simple pot of golds are my favorite. This is so excellent; I’m pinning ASAP!

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  11. Beth @ Hungry Happenings
    Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 10:21 am

    I’ve seen lots of pot of gold cake balls/pops, but none as nice and clever as these. Great job.

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  13. Chandra@the plaid and paisley kitchen
    Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 7:30 am

    I LOVE these! Sooo cute! I found you on Mrs. Fox Sweet and put you in my St. Patrick’s day Roundup! Check it out
    http://www.pandpkitchen.com/2012/03/17/st-patricks-day-roundup/

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  14. Sherri Lewis
    Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 1:58 pm

    This is such a clever and cute idea. I love it and I’m sure the kids will love it too.

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  15. icakepops
    Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at 10:21 am

    These are fantastic! The time and effort you put in really shows!
    icakepops recently posted..Valentine’s Day Cake PopsMy Profile

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  16. Lillian @ My Recipe Journey
    Friday, February 22, 2013 at 6:08 pm

    So VERY creative! I love it…pinning it! =)

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