How Do I Use Rice Crispy Cereal?
Decorating By abbytrahan Updated 12 Nov 2011 , 3:50pm by MelissaJeane
I'm making the mickey mouse clubhouse for my son's 2nd birthday. I'm going to make the grass the actual cake but would love to know how to make the clubhouse. I know the best bet is to use rice crispy and to mold it into the shape I want. What receipe do I use? How far in advance should I start? Do I put buttercream icing on the treats, let it dry and then add the fondant? If so what time frame am I looking at? I've never done this before so any and all advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance,
Abby
I use the regular rice cereal treat recipe with the generic rice cereal:
http://www.ricekrispies.com/recipes/the-original-treats.aspx#/recipes/the-original-treats
Sometimes, if I know they're going to be eaten I will make the RCT with peanut butter or chocolate.
I usually start my RCT elements a week in advance, but they can be done the day before in a pinch.
The kayak here was made 10 days in advance, but I had a lot of RCT elements for that cake and the surface of the kayak had to be as perfect as possible. I shaped it and let it rest for 24 hours, then took a very sharp knife to it to shave the surface smooth:
http://lamaisondesgateaux.blogspot.com/2011/05/bonne-fete-dan.html
But the teddy bear here was made the day of because I made it on a whim. I thought the slightly uneven surface added to the 'soft' stuffed toy look:
http://lamaisondesgateaux.blogspot.com/2010/12/un-gateau-de-chocolat-couvert-en.html
Because I wanted a smooth surface for the kayak, I covered it with melted candy melts and smoothed it as much as possible. Then I put a thin layer of buttercream and covered it with the fondant. For the teddy bear I used only a thin layer of buttercream between the RCT and the fondant. I find that if I let the buttercream crust too much the fondant doesn't stick as well as if I apply the fondant to the buttercream while it is still 'wet'.
HTH
I dont know if you have a kroger near you but I bought their mega Krispie treats they are $1 each and use them if I am in a hurry, I made a football out of it but as they are already flat would be easy to make a house out of them
I make the batch size i need and dump them on wax paper sprayed with non stick. I let them sit for a few minutes and then begin to shape them . Food service Gloves sprayed with the nonstick spray or some butter will help. Once I have my shape I let them sit up over night. I wouldn't allow the to sit to long or they will get stale and will not taste good. I have a large zester I use to smooth the surface if it is neccesary for the design. Wait until they have set up to do this or they will falll apart.
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