No Bake Popcorn Cake Food

POPCORN CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare a large tube or bundt pan by spraying with cooking spray.
• You start with 2 bags of buttered microwave popcorn in a large bowl.
• Pick out the kernels that didn't pop.
• Now mix in 2 cups of M&M's and 1 1/2 cups broken pretzel sticks.
• Now melt 1 stick of butter over low in a large saucepan or microwave.
• When melted add in a 16 oz bag of mini marshmallows (8 cups)
• Stir until melted and smooth and remove from the heat.
• Allow it to cool for about 2 minutes, while stirring constantly and then pour it over your popcorn mixture.
• Stir until all the ingredients are combined and then press into the prepared pan.
• Cover with foil and let your cake set for at least an hour to cool.
• When you are ready to serve the cake loosen sides of your cake from the pan by running a butter knife around the edges.
• Flip your pan over onto your serving platter.
• Your cake should come out pretty easily.
• You want it to cool completely so it will cut easily.
• Cover tightly and store for up to 1 day.

NO-BAKE POPCORN CAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter and marshmallows in a large heavy pan over low heat. Stir often.
• Put popcorn into large container. Pour marshmallow mixture over top. Stir to mix well. Add peanuts and candy. Mix together.
• Pack mixture into greased 10 inch tube pan or 12 cup bundt pan. Let cake set until cool, and turn out onto plate to serve. Cut into wedges for all different size kids.

POPCORN CAKE

Steps:

• Butter a bundt pan.
• Melt butter, oil and marshmallows in a large saucepan.
• Pour popcorn into a large bowl.
• Large roasting pan works for me.
• Add nuts and candies.
• Pour melted marshmallow mixture over corn, nuts and candies.
• Mix well, working quickly.
• Press mixture firmly into pan.
• Turn cake out immediately onto a large plate.
• Let “set” overnight for easy cutting.
• You may also use a 13 x 9 x 2 inch buttered pan and leave in pan for cutting.
• For Halloween make balls.

CARAMEL POPCORN - NO BAKE - YUMMO!

Steps:

• Pop popcorn and remove any unpopped kernals. Set aside. You should have approx 20 cups of popped popcorn.
• Place two or three baking trays or cookie trays on your bench top. You'll spread the hot caramel coated popcorn onto these later.
• Use the largest saucepan/stockpot or boiler that you can find. Add the butter, brown sugar and syrup.
• Over heat, bring to the boil and boil for approx 4-5 minutes. Stir fairly constantly with a wooden spoon. Remove from heat. Add the bicarb soda and the vanilla essence. Stir well.
• Add half of the popcorn and quickly stir to coat in the hot caramel mix. Add remaining popcorn and nuts(if you have chosen to add them as an optional extra). Stir thoroughly to cover the popcorn evenly. Work quickly.
• Spread the popcorn over your baking dishes or cookie trays. Break up clumps of popcorn with your wooden spoon.
• After about a minute the popcorn should be cool enough to handle carefully. Break up the popcorn to smaller sized pieces.
• As a variation you can roll popcorn into balls the size of a scoop of ice-cream and push them into ice-cream cones. Great for childrens parties. (The flat based cones work best for this- much easier to place on your bench to cool).
• Cool and store in an airtight container. Will keep for about a week (if it lasts that long without being gobbled up!).
• UPDATE: I made these on a wet and very humid day and the popcorn was 'sticky'. I haven't had this problem before and have made this popcorn recipe a dozen times. Placed in a baking dish and heated at 120°C for about 20 minutes. Stirring every 5 minutes or so. Really took away the stickiness and made the popcorn crunchy.

POPCORN CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare the cake mix as the label directs for a 9-by-13-inch cake; bake and cool. Cut in half crosswise. Spread frosting on one half, then top with the second half. Cover the layer cake with frosting.
• Dust a flat surface with cornstarch. Using a rolling pin, roll out the white fondant to at least 16 by 18 inches large (about 1/8 inch thick).
• Drape the white fondant over the cake, covering the cake but leaving one short end exposed with a slight overhang, as shown. Smooth the fondant, then cut away any excess, except for the overhang.
• Roll out the red fondant on a cornstarch-dusted surface to /16 inch thick. Cut into about 15 strips that are 14 by 1/2 inch each.
• One at a time, spread some water on the back of each red fondant strip with your finger and attach to the cake, as shown, trimming the strips as needed. (Do not use too much water, or the red dye will bleed.)
• Press some of the caramel corn onto the uncovered side of the cake. Continue adding caramel corn until it looks like the bag is overflowing, using more frosting to stick the pieces together.