Rice Krispie Treats.any Tips For Using On Cakes?decorating?
Decorating By bulldog Updated 2 Oct 2006 , 3:24pm by LukeRubyJoy
Dont make it with butter. Just melt the marshmellows in the microwave and stir in the rice crispies. This what I was taught when I wanted to do real life like roses. The center was was too heavy other wise, and would break. Was told about the rice crispies method and it works. 
Ok, did you do this? Did you need more marshmellow to make it more pliable for longer, or was the normal recipe sans butter bendy enough to form? I am also considering doing this (trying to be like DUFF 
.) I am worried it will harden too quickly. His looks really smooshy.
I am glad to see this thread. 
I wanted to use krispies as a base for my DD haunted castle cake for her B-Day. I didn't think about them being to soft to support the cake. I am truelly greatful for bulldog for starting this thread. 
I would have been devastated wheen DD cake would have died. I am now rethinking the krispie idea 
I make them exactly as it states on the box. If you are using for a base, let it dry about 24 hours. You can put it in shaped cake pans (petal, hex, etc.) if you want. You can shape them in bowls and tartlet pans. You can build a whole cake out of rice crispies. You can also build pieces for ornaments on a cake that would be too hard to do in cake or if you want lighter weight. Some examples I've done are footballs, pills (pharmacists cake), the pestle for a mortar and pestle. You can squeeze and pack them around dowel rods or wire armature. I have also seen (but not tried) a sand castle cake where a thin sheet of rice crispies were wrapped around the cake for the walls.
I did try the RK, and really liked working with it. I did not use butter, as someone suggested, but added a bit of butter flavor to help taste. I put in pan, let cool, grabbed a chunk and started shaping. I let the shape sit for a while then went to cover in fondant. It was lumpy underneath fondant, but I think I just rolled my fon- to thin. I will def. use again.
Okay, now, I guess if you let it harden long enough, you could carve it (like cake). I am going to use it as parts of an animal popping out of a cake, instead of a person (like it was a surprise).
I think some people will coat with BC before laying with Fondant to make it more smooth, is that right?
Also, maybe crisco the hands to prevent sticking??
Thanks, this has been helpful. Oh, Also, if you cover it, will it stay more pliable, or will it harden after about 24 hours where you can't really bend it anymore? Do you think if you microwaved it (bleck) it may regain its pliability??
Thanks 
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