Space dust popping candy, or pop rocks is a carbonated sweet made from sugar, lactose, corn syrup, and flavoring.  When crunched pop rocks pop and leave a tingling sensation in your mouth, they are a great treat for kids and even adults admit they like them and remind them of their many childhood years. There are many yummy cake recipes that call for popping candy to give your cake that extra little tang, even recipes that are sociably acceptable for adults.

The red velvet popping candy cupcakes are one of the many popular recipes individuals like to make.  It can be hard to find a combination of ingredients that do not affect the carbon dioxide which causes the popping in your mouth, however after doing much research, one blogger came up the perfect combination of ingredients to make a cupcake filler that would not spoil the pop in the rocks.  To make this recipe you must first follow any red velvet cupcake recipe, you can buy boxed mixes that are simple to make. After the cupcakes have been baked and set to cool, you can add the special filling. The filling consists of cashew butter, unsalted butter, powdered sugar, milk chocolate, and popping candy. The red velvet candy cupcakes are topped with cream cheese frosting, made with Philadelphia cream cheese, icing sugar, milk, and butter, and sprinkled with colorful pop rocks on the top. The fun colors and pop rock filling make these cupcakes appealing to children, but don’t be mislead as they taste sophisticated enough for an adult to eat. A second recipe that calls for the space dust popping candy is pop rock cake balls. This delicious treat are little balls of velvet cake mixed with butter frosting and dipped in melted chocolate, then rolled in pop rocks. This can be a great Christmas treat if you enjoy giving out cookie plates during the holiday season as they are rich, yummy, and easy to make. After eating popping candy filled truffles in Spain, Heston Blumenthal had the idea to great a sophisticated chocolate cake with a popping candy filled base, chocolate mousse topping, and a smart looking glaze on top. 

Space dust popping candy is a fun and tasty why spice up any old cake, and you can never go wrong if you make a pop rock cake, as you can be sure everyone from you young daughter to your great grandmother will enjoy it. Not only does it taste great, but is also has a great finished look when you place the cake on your table.




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