As I promised in my Puppy shoot post (here), below are the recipes for making Kibble Cakes and Marshmallow Paw Prints. I hope you’ll try them!
Kibble Cakes
4 tblsp Butter
10 oz. Marshmallows
1 tsp Vanilla
8 cups Reese’s Puffs cereal
2 cups Rice Krispies cereal
It’s basically the same method for making Rice Krispie treats. I made these in the microwave but you can also do this on the stove. Melt the Butter in a large bowl. Add Marshmallows, toss to coat. Put bowl back in microwave and melt marshmallows. I did this in small increments of 30 and then 15 seconds and then stirred quite a bit so I didn’t burn the mallows. Once the marshmallows are melted add vanilla, stir, and add the Puffs cereal. Mix well and then add the Rice Krispies cereal. For traditional size treats spread in a greased 9×13 pan and let cool. For Kibble Cakes I used a cookie sheet so they would be a bit thinner.
I used a 3″ circle cookie/biscuit cutter and it made about 20 treats.
(If you’d like to REALLY get peanut buttery, check this recipe out here!)
Paw Print Marshmallows
(“Marshmallow for Piping” found via MarthaStewart.com)
Click here for original recipe
I used a smaller piping tip (no. 5) but you might want to make the prints bigger so simply use a larger tip.
1 package unflavored gelatin (2 1/2 teaspoons)
1/3 cup cold water, for gelatin, plus 1/4 cup for syrup
1 cup sugar
In the bowl of an electric mixer, sprinkle gelatin over 1/3 cup cold water. Allow gelatin to soften, about 5 minutes.
In a small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup water and sugar, and stir over medium-high heat until sugar is dissolved. Stop stirring, and place a candy thermometer into sugar water; wipe sides of pan with a wet brush if sugar crystals have splattered up. Boil sugar until temperature reaches the soft-ball stage (238 degrees). Remove syrup from heat; add to softened gelatin. Using the whisk attachment of an electric mixer, hand-stir the mixture a few minutes to cool; place bowl on the mixer stand. Beat on medium high with the whisk attachment until soft peaks form and the marshmallow mixture holds shape, 8 to 10 minutes.
Transfer marshmallow mixture to a large (14-inch) pastry bag fitted with a 1/2 inch tip, and use immediately.
To create the print, I started piping the little toe prints in little tear drop shapes and then continued with a larger circle that connected to the 4 tear drops. I’m sure you’ll want to experiment! Leave to dry/set for several hours.
Once marshmallow has set sprinkle powdered sugar on top (and on your fingers) and begin to peel the prints off of the paper. Make sure marshmallow has been fully covered in sugar so they won’t stick to each other. Keep in air tight container.
My notes: First, when the directions say use immediately, believe it. Because this uses gelatin it sets very quickly. As this happens it becomes increasingly difficult to pipe. (ouch)
A second note, I couldn’t find direction on where to put the piped marshmallow so at first I used a greased (sprayed with ‘pam’) piece of waxed paper since regular marshmallow squares require that for setting in a pan. This did NOT work for me. The little paws were sliding all over the place and looked like tiny tear drops. I found that piping onto a piece of ungreased parchment paper worked best and they released without much trouble (unlike the ungreased wax paper.)
Those marshmallow paw prints are so cute and clever!