Speaking of these fun, colorful, goodies— how cool is this always ready sundae center? Who needs alcohol when chocolate sauce, carmel and a bevy of toppings is always on hand? Not to mention the awesome styling of the whole area makes my heart flutter. If I went to a house with this, I may never leave… {via Amy at Eat Drink Chic}
You guys know I’m into organizing nearly as much as I am into coordinating parties– and I loved these cute ideas for sorting all of your different sprinkles. If you are anything like me, some days they seem like they are taking over your cabinets!
Which got me thinking of all of the fun things to do with sprinkles– some edible and some decorative— but all fun!
In a vase/egg fun/ice cream covering/colorful popcorn/shoes {!}/cake cover {and a how-to here!}
This week’s Ask-A-Planner is another How-To, this time on chocolate covered marshmallows with sprinkles. It sounds pretty simple {it is!} and by following just a few little tricks yours will be professionally perfect! {These are surprisingly good, by the way. They sound a little sweet, but somehow it all works out into wonderful goodness.}
To melt the chocolate and keep it at the right temperature for dipping a double boiler is needed. We created our own by putting a pot of water on to a low boil.
While waiting for that to boil, we got the other ingredients ready: semi-sweet chocolate chips in a metal bowl, ready to go on top of the boiling pot, a plate of sprinkles and marshmallows on a stick. {you can also use lollipop sticks, which look much nicer, but for this demo we cut down some bamboo skewers we had on hand.}
When the water is at a low boil, put the metal bowl of chocolate on the boiling pot and melted the chocolate down until there are no lumps.
Then take a marshmallow on a stick and dip it the the chocolate rolling it to ensure its covered on all sides.
Once chocolate is covering the marshmallow, roll it across the sprinkles to cover the sides. 
Then place the finished marshmallows on a sheet of wax paper {we didn’t do that here, and it was a mess. Thankfully we did when we made these for a party!}
That’s it! They look so colorful and fun at a party and add to any dessert set up. Enjoy! 
I fell in love with this image on pinterest– and it turns out the party behind is just as cute. What a great theme for a 1 year old birthday party. I love the details, down to the activities.{via kojo Designs}
Don’t you just love it? I know I’ll be borrowing ideas from this great party.
Today’s my birthday! Yahoo!
Not sure if my day will include these pancakes, but I hope it will involve some sprinkle fun! This has been an incredible year– and I know the coming year will be even better {even as I deal with being gulp! another year older}. I am so grateful for all of you, dear readers. Thank you for helping to make this year so awesome.
{Image and recipe from How Sweet It Is}
Cake Batter Pancakes
makes about 12 pancakes
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cup yellow cake mix
1 tablespoon sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
pinch of salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-2 cups milk (I used vanilla almond milk)
assorted sprinkles
Combine flour, cake mix, baking powder, sugar and salt in a bowl and mix. Add 1 cup of milk, egg and vanilla extract and stir until smooth. You want the batter to look like regular pancake batter; not too thin, not too thick. This will vary greatly on the brand of cake mix you use. Start with 1 cup of milk and add more if needed. I suggest a small taste test as well to see if the pancakes are flavored enough.
Preheat a skillet on medium heat (I use an electric grilled and turn it to 250 degrees). Fold desired amount of sprinkles into batter. Pour batter in 1/4 cup measurements onto skillet and let cook until bubbles form on top, about 2-3 minutes. Flip and cook for 1 minute more. Serve with vanilla glaze.
Glaze
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
assorted sprinkles
Mix milk, extract and powdered sugar until glaze forms. You may need to add a little more sugar or water/milk to reach desired consistency. Mix into glaze and drizzle on pancakes.
This ice cream party is perfect. Right size, right setting, and I love the ice cream cart with the driver who serves. Keeping the ice cream cold and trying not to make a mess is the hardest part of a ice cream bar and this solves both problems! I wonder if they have an ice cream cart like this in DC….
Melanie also gives a list of what worked for the party, which I also love. Take look here.
Theses look so good…I don’t eat a lot of rice krispy treats (the butter hurts my lactose sensitive stomach) but this might tempt me to risk it!
Ingredients:
3 tablespoons butter
1 10-ounce bag of mini marshmallows
1/4 cup yellow cake mix
6 cups rice krispies cereal
1 1.75-ounce container of sprinkles
Directions:
Melt butter in a large saucepan over low heat and add marshmallows. Stir until they begin to melt, adding in cake mix one spoonful at a time so its combined. Stir in cereal so it is completely coated with marshmallow mixture. Sprinkle in half of the sprinkles and mix. Press into a baking dish (any size will do) and top with remaining sprinkles. Let sit for about 30 minutes before cutting. I find spraying a knife with nonstick spray helps to cut them.
Have a great weekend! xoxo
We are hosting some friends for dinner tomorrow, so we are in hosting mode! Expect some pictures next week.
In the mean time, I love this fun and simple way to add some color and fun to packaged ice cream sandwiches.
Have a great weekend!! xoxo
