Birthday Cake Batter Popcorn

Okay, I usually don't post twice in a day but I CANNOT contain myself about this any longer!  I saw this recipe and then this recipe and it came to me…I need to combine the two to make the perfect treat! BIRTHDAY CAKE BATTER POPCORN! Are you kidding me?  This stuff has to be what they serve in heaven!  Salty, sweet, crunchy, colorful.  It is what dreams are made of!  

Give it a try this weekend.  It would be adorable packaged up and given as a favor for a birthday party!  

Musical Selection: Princess of China by: Cold Play.  It deserves to stay on the blog the whole day! 

Start by popping the pop corn.  I used my handy-dandy pop corn maker but you could totally use use microwave popcorn.

If you make it on your own make sure to salt it.

Next, prepare the coating.  You will need almond bark or white chocolate.

Melt it in the microwave in 30 second intervals.

Once it's melted add a little vegetable shortening to thin it a bit.

Add the cake mix.  I always have a box of cake mix on hand that I use in random recipes.  It's cheap and tastes like heaven.   You should do the same.

Stir it up as best you can.

Pour it onto the popcorn.

Toss with the white chocolate/cake batter coating.

Spread on to a cookie sheet.

And sprinkle with a bunch of sprinkles.  It would be SO cute to use green shamrock sprinkles for St. Patty's Day, just saying'.

So cute!

And tasty! 

Birthday Cake Batter Popcorn

6 cups popped pop corn

1 1/2 cups or so almond bark (or white chocolate), melted

1 cup cake batter mix (I used yellow cake batter but white would work too)

1/4 cup vegetable shortening

assorted sprinkles

Melt the almond bark/chocolate in the microwave.  I put it in the microwave in 30 second intervals stirring between each 30 seconds until it is fully melted. 

Add the vegetable shortening and stir until it is melted.  I usually don't have to put it back in the microwave to completely melt it but you can if you have to. 

Then add the cake mix.

Pour onto the popcorn and coat evenly.  

Pour the popcorn out onto cookie sheets to cool/harden.  Sprinkle immediately with your choice of sprinkles.

Wait until fully hardened (if you can) and enjoy! 

Recipe by: Mrs. Schwartz