{"id":5630,"date":"2014-09-20T04:08:47","date_gmt":"2014-09-20T04:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=5630"},"modified":"2014-09-20T04:08:47","modified_gmt":"2014-09-20T04:08:47","slug":"skittles-poke-cake-with-skittles-buttercream-collab-with-mycupcakeaddiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5630","title":{"rendered":"Skittles Poke Cake with Skittles Buttercream- Collab with MyCupcakeAddiction!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>I told you a couple of days ago that I had an awesome collab coming up . . . and to announce it properly, this is a Skittles collab with Elise from the YouTube channel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MyCupcakeaddiction\" target=\"_blank\">My Cupcake Addiction<\/a>! \u00a0Whoop! \u00a0She is a fellow YT baker, and creates amazing recipes for people to follow along with on her channel. \u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>I haven&#8217;t had the fortune of getting to meet Elise in person yet, but through our email communications I can tell you that she is a very talented baker and decorator, a mom of two young boys, and is an amazingly hard worker! \u00a0Her days must be SO busy! \u00a0I&#8217;m so glad that she was able to take the time to work together with us, in order to put my flavoured cake into decorated form.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>This cake truly tastes like Skittles. \u00a0Boiling the Skittles down to a simple syrup preserves the flavour of the candy, but eliminates the chewiness that you might not be accustom to in a cake. \u00a0I thought about using the syrup in the buttercream as well, but I figured that I would need so much of it to get a strong Skittles flavour that I would be stuck with a super runny icing. \u00a0So, instead, I used my food processor and blended the Skittles up to a fine powder and substituted a portion of the icing sugar for the Skittles powder. \u00a0It ended up working out perfectly, and tastes just like a Skittles cake should!\u00a0 Skittles are a fabulous addition to a plain vanilla cake.<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/21yw0ZgJX_E\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><!--more--><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Skittles Poke Cake<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>Skittles Syrup<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Ingredients:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/4 cup (65g) each of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple skittles\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup (60mL) water for each colour\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Procedure:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Place one colour of Skittles and water in a small saucepan and heat over low-medium heat until Skittles have completely dissolved. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Stir throughout heating process.<\/li>\n<li>Once Skittles have dissolved, remove from heat, and place syrup in a small jar or heat proof container as it is very hot.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Set syrup aside and repeat for remaining colours. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>A waxy film may develop on top of the syrup while it cools. \u00a0If this happens, pour the syrup through a fine strainer.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_7115site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5680\" title=\"Skittles Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_7115site.jpg\" alt=\"Skittles Cake\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_7115site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_7115site-300x168.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>Skittles Buttercream<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>Ingredients:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup (105g-135g*) powdered Skittles (from 1\/2 (135g) cup one colour) \u00a0*<em>It is difficult to get the Skittles to grind 100% to powder.<\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter (120g)<\/li>\n<li>3 cups icing sugar (300g)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>2-3 tablespoons milk (30-45g)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>Procedure:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>Using a food processor, grind Skittles until a fine powder forms. Separate the chunks from the powder by using a find sieve placed over top of a small bowl.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter until fluffy. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Add Skittles powder and 2 cups of icing sugar. \u00a0Mix on low speed until mixed.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Gradually add 2 tablespoons of milk and continue to mix. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Add the remaining cup of icing sugar, mix, and add the remaining tablespoon of milk if desired for a softer buttercream.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_7141site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5681\" title=\"Skittles Poke Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_7141site.jpg\" alt=\"Skittles Poke Cake\" width=\"601\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_7141site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/DSC_7141site-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div><strong>Finishing the Poke Cake<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\n<ol>\n<li>To make the poke cake, place one 8&#8243; cake layer on a cake board and &#8220;glue&#8221; the cake to the board with a small dollop of buttercream. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Using a sharp, narrow, round object (ie. candy thermometer-pointy end-, chop stick etc,) poke holes throughout the layer of cake. A fork can also be used, but the holes will not show the syrup as well as the larger utensils allow. \u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Spoon 1-2 tablespoons of syrup over the top of the cake, into a hole. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Repeat with each colour until all of the holes have syrup. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Apply a thin layer of buttercream on top of the first layer of cake, and place the second layer of cake on top of the buttercream. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Repeat poking and syrup additions to the second layer. \u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Once finished, cover the enter cake in a layer of buttercream.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div>Make sure you head over to say &#8220;Hi!&#8221; to Elise at <a href=\"http:\/\/mycupcakeaddictionblog.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">My Cupcake Addiction <\/a>and check out how she decorates a <a href=\" http:\/\/youtu.be\/a-1YDNLiY9k\" target=\"_blank\">Skittles Rainbow cake<\/a>! \u00a0<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MCA.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5682\" title=\"My Cupcake Addiction\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MCA.jpg\" alt=\"My Cupcake Addiction\" width=\"600\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MCA.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/MCA-300x212.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If decorating your cake like this seems to be too much of a challenge, use <a href=\"http:\/\/youtu.be\/VK4lGIO9TNE\" target=\"_blank\">MyCupcakeAddiction&#8217;s DIY Skittles Sprinkles<\/a>!\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5630\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5630\" data-text=\"Skittles Poke Cake with Skittles Buttercream- Collab with MyCupcakeAddiction!\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=5630\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D5630&amp;linkname=Skittles%20Poke%20Cake%20with%20Skittles%20Buttercream-%20Collab%20with%20MyCupcakeAddiction%21\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I told you a couple of days ago that I had an awesome collab coming up . . . and to announce it properly, this is a Skittles collab with Elise from the YouTube channel My Cupcake Addiction! 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