Another month for the Crazy Ingredient Challenge and this one was a doozy. Being that it was Easter and all, our committee selected the following ingredients; Peeps and Lemon.
Seriously? I love lemon and am not really a fan of Peeps. For those of you who have no idea what Peeps are, they are sugared marshmallow treats shaped like chicks and bunnies and come in various pastel colors. Really, if you had never heard of Peeps, you probably live on another planet (a nice warm welcome to my new extraterrestrial readers!).
You can imagine how clueless I was for this challenge. I knew I had to do something so off to Wal-Mart I went in search of inspiration. Yes, inspiration can come from there! As I was wandering through the Easter aisle I picked up my box of pink Peeps chicks. Then I took a detour to the spring and summer seasonal aisle and as I was looking at beach towels and dreaming of laying by the pool, it hit me… why can’t the Peeps hit the pool too? The Pool Party Lemon Peeps Cake idea was born.
This was actually fairly simple and since my creative cooking juices weren’t flowing well, I tapped into my creative decorative juices. All that was needed was cake mix, frosting, lemons, peeps and imagination. And food coloring… this was not coming together without food coloring. So I baked my Duncan Hines lemon cake mix (yep, I cheated) with some extra chunks of lemon in it. I wanted to have the extra tartness in the cake, plus it was my way of saying I created a cake. Well, me and ole Duncan did.
When the cake was done, I let it cool and mixed the vanilla frosting with blue food coloring until it came out a cool pretty blue. I frosted the lemon peeps cake with the blue frosting, then also cut straws so my little marshmallow swimmers had pool noodles. Then I sliced the lemon into rings and took out the lemon, leaving a rind ring. After all, the peeps needed floaties!
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Cute decorations Lori!
What a great way to use lemons and peeps… very imaginative and I love the Pool party idea.
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Way too cute – I love it!
Lauren Everson recently posted…CIC: Lemons & Peeps
Cute idea. I love lemons but am not a fan of the PEEPS so it was a challenge for me and my creative juices weren’t working this month.
Dawn ~ Spatulas On Parade recently posted…Lemon PEEPS Easter Pie – CIC April 2014
I wouldn’t say another planet. Peeps are a North American thing. I never heard of it until I moved here.
What a cute cake! Thanks for linking up with Saturday Dishes.
Blessings,
Diane Roark
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This is so fun!! I love the whole pool thing! Thanks so much for sharing at Saturday Dishes!!
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Super cute idea!
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Haha. This is so cute.
Thanks again for joining the Link Up this week!
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Oh my! The little peeps floating on the cake are so adorable!! Great idea!!
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“hugs” Crystelle
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Super cute cake! I do not like the Peeps either, so this would be a great solution for me. I have a friend who’s husband buys her two cases of Peeps every year, to get her through until the candy corn comes out. That is a lot of Peeps. Thanks for linking up to Tips and Tricks!
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Super Duper cute!!! Thanks for sharing with us at Simple Supper Tuesday.
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I wouldn’t know what to do with that combination and I think your cake came out really cute. Thanks for sharing it on The Yuck Stops Here! link up.
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Love the pool party Peeps cake, such a cute idea for any age! For not being much of a Peeps fan, those are some of the cutest Peeps recipes I’ve ever seen. Thanks for sharing your creativity 😉
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I am not a fan of Peeps, too. But the idea is nice and cute and I know my nieces and nephews will love it. So, I will be trying this recipe this weekend. Xoxo.
I love the color of the cake because it’s so inviting. Kids love pastel colors like blue and you have done a wonderful job on it. Thanks for this, will definitely try it and share with friends!
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