To do my Nerf Themed Birthday Party justice I needed a delicious and kid-friendly recipe that not only incorporated some yummy kid classics but also had plenty of Nerf® inspiration; cue the iconic bullets! Take a classic white cake mix or an old school favorite like Jell-O® and turn them into fun push-up Nerf® bullet pops. Check out the simple steps below and get baking!
- White Cake Mix
- Oil
- 3 Eggs
- Water
- Whipped Frosting
- Orange Food Coloring
- Blue Food Coloring
- Orange Sprinkles
- Blue Jell-O
Make the Jell-O per the instructions on the box. Let the Jell-O set in the fridge for approximately an hour before pouring into your treat pop molds. This delay prevents the Jell-O from being too runny and leaking out of the mold.
Using a box cutter or blade, increase the depth of the hole in a Brick Stress Toy. Place the treat pop into the brick and place back in the fridge to fully set.
Mix orange food coloring into whipped icing to achieve a rich orange color.
Put icing into a piping bag.
Pipe the icing onto the top of the Jell-O that has fully set.
Add orange sprinkles on top of the orange icing.
If Jell-O is not your thing, try a classic white cake mix. Follow the instructions on the box, adding oil, eggs and water to the cake mix. Next, mix in blue food coloring until you get a deep rich blue color like Nerf bullets.
Bake the cake per instructions (approx. 25 min). Once it has cooled slightly, push the treat pop mold into the cake.
If you have a shallow baking pan, push the pop in a 2nd time to fill whole space with cake.
Next, as above for the Jell-O pops, ice the cake pops and put them into the brick stress toys.
Finally, put lids on the pops and serve to your troops!
Make sure to see the entire Nerf Birthday Party as well as how to make a DIY Nerf Target Range and DIY Battle Vests with Mission Kits.