Have fun turning cake and frosting-filled push-up pops into ketchup and mustard. These clever-looking desserts are perfect for a picnic or backyard party.
Ketchup and Mustard Push-Up Pops
Makes 24
Ingredients:
1 Betty Crocker Lemon, White or Yellow Cake Mix (15.25 oz / 432g)*
1 cup water
½ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
yellow and red food coloring
non-stick baking spray
about 4 cups vanilla frosting (store-bought or homemade)
1 batch of modeling chocolate, recipe here
*The ingredients listed are for the Betty Crocker Mix. You can use any cake you choose, just adjust the ingredients accordingly. One cake mix will make about 85-88 mini cakes. You will only need 72 cakes to make 24 push-up pops, so you can enjoy a little snack while you are working.
Supplies:
Wilton Mini Whoopie Pie Pan(s)
24 Wilton Treat Pops (Push-Up Pop) containers
disposable pastry bags
1 ½ inch round cookie cutter
rolling pin
toothpick or skewer
yellow and red paper
double stick tape or glue stick
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat cake mix, water, oil, and eggs together in a large mixing bowl on low speed for 30 seconds.
- Increase speed to medium and continue to beat for 2 minutes.
- Divide the batter in half. Color half with yellow coloring and the other with red.
- Spray a mini whoopie pie pan with cooking spray.
- Spoon 1 tablespoon of batter into each whoopie pie cavity.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until the tops of the cakes spring back when touched.
- Cool in pan for 5 minutes.
- Then remove the cakes and cool them completely on a cooling rack.
- If using only one pan, wash after each use and spray with cooking spray before making your next batch of cakes.
I love the Wilton Treat Pops containers because you can use the lid as a stand. Once filled the push-up pops stand up all on their own. So, put the pops into the lids and stand them up in order to fill them.
- Color half of your frosting with yellow coloring and the other half with red.
- Put frosting in pastry bags and snip off the end.
- Fill 12 push-up pop containers with red cakes and frosting and 12 with yellow cakes and frosting.
- Insert one mini cake in a push-pop container.
- Pipe on about a tablespoon of frosting.
- Add another cake, then more frosting, and a third cake, and more frosting.
- Fill the containers all the way up to the top.
- Use a knife or spatula to scrape across the top of each container leveling out the frosting.
- Color half of your modeling chocolate with red coloring and half with yellow.
- Roll it out to about ⅜ inch thickness.
- Cut 12 circles of each color using a 1 ½-inch round cutter.
To make my circles look like the bottom part of the lid, I took an actual squeeze bottle lid and rolled it around the edge of the modeling chocolate, imprinting the grooves around it. If you don't have a lid just make the lines using the back of a knife or a toothpick.
To create the spout:
- Pinch off about a teaspoonful of modeling chocolate.
- Roll it into a ball then shape it into a cone.
- Push a skewer or toothpick into the pointed end of the cone creating the opening of the bottle.
- Remove the toothpick by twisting it as you pull it out.
- Lightly brush water on the flat end of the cone and press it onto a modeling chocolate round.
- Repeat creating a total of 12 red and 12 yellow lids.
- Gently press one modeling chocolate lid into the frosting of each push-up pop.
- Cut pieces of yellow and red paper to 6 ½ inches by 3 ¼ inches.
- Wrap paper around coordinating push-up pops.
- Secure with double-stick tape.
You can make these up to two days before your party. I would recommend you fill the push-up pop containers with cake and frosting, then store them in an airtight container.
The day of your picnic top them with the modeling chocolate lids.
Remember, your lids are actually made of white chocolate, so you'll need to keep these in a shady spot at your outdoor event.
The "hamburgers" that are pictured above, are actually ice cream sandwiches. You can find the recipe and tutorial for my Chilly Cheeseburgers at Tablespoon.com.
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Angela
I have been wanting the treat pops kit for a while...
Angela
We are having a Back to School icecream party next week! This gives me ideas!!!! Would love to make all of it! LOL.
Pink Little Cake
You are so clever, these cute little ketchup containers are way too adorable!! Thanks for the invite for the party!!
HeaBeaMaths
I'd like to win the voucher from the cookie cutter company because I've always wanted to try the "make your own cookie cutter" set.
HeaBeaMaths
I will make watermelon ice lolly
eyes2theocean
If I won, I would choose Restaurant Ware. I entertain often and am always on the lookout for creative.useful supplies.
Thank you. 🙂
eyes2theocean
This is one of the cleverest/coolest thing's I've ever seen. This would be so cool for a bbq. 🙂
eyes2theocean
This is one of the coolest things I've seen. Love this idea for a bbq. 🙂
Amy
I would love to win the restaurant ware store credit. There are so many tools I want from their store! Amazing!
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Amy
I would make chicken wrap for my next picnic party....and definitely these ketchup and mustard push up pops for desserts!
Michelle
So fun!! I completely thought that they were real ketchup and mustard!!! I love how well they go with your awesome ice cream hamburgers!!
Laney's Legacy's
I would like to win the push up treat pack I have been wanting to try them and just haven't yet.
Laney's Legacy's
I will be making deviled eggs my kids love them and always want me to bring them to the summer fun.
mlaiuppa
What prize would you like to win and why?
I would either like to win the $50 store credit from the Cookie Cutter Company or the Restaurant Ware company as I need more cookie cutters and all sorts of bakeware to make the wonderful things I'm reading about.
mlaiuppa
What will you make for the next Picnic Party?
Why ketchup and mustard push pops of course. They are too cute.
dragonswing
I would love to win the cookie cutter prize. I love collecting different cookie cutters--they are so versatile for all kind of crafting--not just
for baking. I just started using them for paper making.
dragonswing
I think it would be funny to have those push-ups on the picnic table and see if anyone would grab them thinking they were really ketchup or mustard!!
Hani Bacova
If I didn't know better I'd think these were a real deal, they look so real. You'd fool
me for sure. Such a cool idea Beth.
Katrina Bahl
Ahhh these are so darn cute! Such a fun twist!
Linda V @ Bubble and Sweet
I wish the party was for real and I was invited too :)What a fabulous round up of fun food.