You'd be amazed at the look on people's faces when you tell them you're constructing a Rubix Cube out of Rice Crispy Treats. I mean, there's nothing abnormal about that, right? Of course not! haha! Anyhow, this was my latest challenge. My good friend Merry came to me with this about a month ago.
The story was that she wanted to make Rice Crispy Treats for her brother for his birthday because they are his favorite. But Merry doesn't bake. (although whether you can consider making Rice Crispy Treats "baking" is still up in the air....there's not really a category for melting and stirring, is there?) So she sent him a big box of store bought treats and they never got there! I'm thinking a lot of Post Office workers had a nice afternoon snack! Then, while talking to her brother on the phone she came up with the idea to take his favorite childhood toy and favorite snack and make it one. And that's where I came in! My expertise (haha!) in baking and making Rice Crispy Treats was needed!
So the adventure started Saturday when we made a total of 5.5 batches of rice crispy treats, coloring 5 half batches the different colors of the rubix cube. And as we went along, I keep thinking about the construction. There's this problem, there's that problem, how are we going to put it all together. After 2 hours of melting, mixing, and pondering, we decided to just make them all and then put them together the next day. Unfortunately Merry wasn't feeling well for the next 2 days, so we didn't get to start construction till tonight. (do you know how hard it is to have 8 pans of Rice Crispy Treats in your fridge and not be able to eat them!?) We got all of the kinks worked out and with very little sketching of what we were doing and more just winging it, we came up with an AWESOME product! So, here's the pictures of our construction and what will result from 4 hours of playing with and subsequently eating too much sugar! (yes, that's a total of 6 hours to make this)
The story was that she wanted to make Rice Crispy Treats for her brother for his birthday because they are his favorite. But Merry doesn't bake. (although whether you can consider making Rice Crispy Treats "baking" is still up in the air....there's not really a category for melting and stirring, is there?) So she sent him a big box of store bought treats and they never got there! I'm thinking a lot of Post Office workers had a nice afternoon snack! Then, while talking to her brother on the phone she came up with the idea to take his favorite childhood toy and favorite snack and make it one. And that's where I came in! My expertise (haha!) in baking and making Rice Crispy Treats was needed!
So the adventure started Saturday when we made a total of 5.5 batches of rice crispy treats, coloring 5 half batches the different colors of the rubix cube. And as we went along, I keep thinking about the construction. There's this problem, there's that problem, how are we going to put it all together. After 2 hours of melting, mixing, and pondering, we decided to just make them all and then put them together the next day. Unfortunately Merry wasn't feeling well for the next 2 days, so we didn't get to start construction till tonight. (do you know how hard it is to have 8 pans of Rice Crispy Treats in your fridge and not be able to eat them!?) We got all of the kinks worked out and with very little sketching of what we were doing and more just winging it, we came up with an AWESOME product! So, here's the pictures of our construction and what will result from 4 hours of playing with and subsequently eating too much sugar! (yes, that's a total of 6 hours to make this)
3 full batches and 5 half batches with color.
Merry beginning construction.
Cutting the edges of the sides.
Making it fit.
What happens when you've already had desert and then eat rice crispy scraps as you go...
Colored fries!
Oooooo!
Taste the rainbow!
Gluing it all together with frosting
The final product!!!!!
I may not have food in my fridge, but I have a Rice Crispy Treat Rubix Cube! Doesn't everybody?
2 comments:
awesome!! your nephew may need one some day!
He's worth the 6 hours, but I'm sure he'd want something more complicated like a McQueen or a big rig!
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