Creating Your Own Poppin' Cookin Style Kit from Scratch: A Step-by-Step Guide

Welcome to How To Cook That, I'm Ann Reardon, and today we're going to show you how to make your very own poppin cookin style kit from scratch. A few weeks ago, I did a poppin cookin video, and had lots of requests for a mini version that you can make yourself, which actually tastes good and so that you know exactly what is going into those powders. So, I've been doing some experimenting and designing, and it's finally ready! We'll show you how to make the cake first using the kit, then I'll show you how to make the kit and the powders themselves.

When you open up your kit, you'll have all this cool looking stuff. We've got a mini piping bag, a measuring cup, three cupcake cases, some decorations, three different powders we've got a fondant mix, chocolate icing, and cake mix there. A 1/4 of a teaspoon measure, a couple of sheets of baking paper, and of course, the instructions so you know what to do. The instructions say to add 6 scoops of water to the cake mix. Add those just add those in making sure each of your scoops are full to the top. Then stir it together, try and make sure you don't have too much cake mix on the side. Try and get it all down the bottom.

Place that in the microwave on medium heat for 1 minute. Take that out and leave it in its case to cool. Add the fondant mix to a new case and add just 1 scoop of water. Mix it around and it looks like nothing is happening, but that's fine don't add any more water to it. Microwave on high heat for about 30 seconds until it comes together. Now we have our cake mix, let's move on to the fondant mix.

For the fondant type mixture what you need is some icing sugar or powdered sugar and some compound white chocolate. Place them both into your blender. And pulse and blend them just like we did before. I love the look of this one it looks so soft and fluffy.

Now that we have our fondant mix, let's make the frosting for the cake. We need to blend up icing or powdered sugar, cocoa powder, and white compound chocolate. Blend it together. Now, for each kit, you'll put two tablespoons plus one teaspoon of cake mix powder into a bag. Then for the fondant add 1 tablespoon and two teaspoons of the white powder. And for the frosting add one, two, three tablespoons of mixture into a bag.

Now for each one, fold the top over several times, seal it with tape, and then place your label on the front. Now you'll need some sprinkles for the top of the candles, and then you can use whatever other decorations you want to add there. You can print out the instructions, labels, and box cover from the website howtocookthat.net, and as I said, I'll link to that below.

In our kit, we need to put in the three powders, the decorations, two little sheets of baking paper, three cupcake cases, I found that these strong lined ones worked much better than the paper ones for getting a good shaped cake. The instructions of course or they won't know what to do. A quarter of a teaspoon measure, a measuring cup, and a mini piping bag. And to make that just trim a normal one shorter. Place all of that into a bag and into the box and seal it up.

Now I have one of these kits left and I want to know which youtuber you think I should send it to. Who would you like to see make this mini chocolate cake? Let me know in the comments below. Subscribe to How To Cook That for more crazy sweet creations. Put all of your requests in the comments below. Click here to go to the channel and see all the other things that we've made.

Here for last week's video, and here for the website to get that printout for you own little mini cake kit. Have a great week and I'll see you on Friday.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enWelcome to How To Cook ThatI am Ann ReardonToday I am going to show you how to make yourvery own poppin cookin style kit from scratch.A few weeks ago I did a poppin cookin videoand had lots of requests for a mini versionthat you can make yourself that actually tastesgood and so that you know exactly what isgoing into those powders.So I've been doing some experimenting anddesigning and its finally ready...I'll show you how to make the cake first usingthe kit first and then I'll show you how tomake the kit and the powders themselves.So in your kit when you open it up you'llhave all this cool looking stuff.We've got a mini piping bag, a measuring cup,three cupcake cases, some decorations, Threedifferent powders we've got a fondant mix,chocolate icing and cake mix there.A 1/4 of a teaspoon measure, a couple of sheetsof baking paper and of course the instructionsso you know what to do.The instructions say to add 6 scoops of waterto the cake mix.Add those just add those in making sure eachof your scoops are full to the top.Then stir it together, try and make sure youdon't have too much cake mix on the side tryand get it all down the bottom.Then place that in the microwave on mediumheat for 1 minute.Then take that out and leave it in its caseto cool.Add the fondant mix to a new case and addjust 1 scoop of water.Mix it around and it looks like nothing ishappening, but that's fine don't add any morewater to it.Microwave on high for 15 seconds and thenstir it really well.Tip it out onto some baking paper and it'sgoing to be warm but you want to knead ituntil it is smooth.You want to use it straight away because onceit is cold it will set firm.Roll out a snake and cut 5 even lengths forcandles.Give them a roll to roll them at the top wereyou've just cut them so they are rounded.Then look in your decorations and find oneof those darker coloured sprinkles and pokeone into the top of your candle.Repeat that with each of your candles andthen leave those to go firm.Take the left over fondant and roll it intoa ball, cut it into two then roll it intoa ball and flatten it out using the palm ofyour hand to make it the same size as thecupcake case.By now your cake should be cool, expand theedges of the case and then tip the cake outover onto some baking paper.Make two cuts through the cake to make threelayers of cake.Then stack them back up again going cake fondantcake fondant and cake on top.Using your hands gently roll the cake betweenyou hands to smooth off the sides there sothat you have a nice neatly shaped cake.This is just making the fondant and the cakestraight on both sides.Place that on top of the measuring cup.Now for our chocolate frosting pour the powderinto the last case and then add one, two,three, four scoops of water.Then stir that around until it clumps togetherand looks a bit like wet sand.Microwave that on high for 10 seconds andthen stir it to get out any lumps you needto just push the back of your spoon down tomake sure all of that powder and everythingis mixed completely.Pour that frosting over your mini cake. anduse the spoon to make sure it covers all ofthe sides.Now place the left over frosting into thepiping bag and pipe a pattern around the topedge.I am just doing loops down and up and aroundand down.Once you've sone that if you have a mini plateyou can transfer the cake to that.If not put it on a clean sheet of baking paper.Pipe some more frosting around the base ofthe cake to make it look neat.Then add your decorations to the top, youcan do that randomly or in a pattern justuse your imagination it's you cake.Then add the candles that you made to thetop of the cake.And you can really eat the whole cake withoutfeeling guilty, you could probably eat thewhole cake in one mouthful let's face it.And once you've finished eating all the cakeyou can eat the candles too.Now to make the actual kit... lets start withthe cake mixTo make enough cake mix for 10 kits you willneedplain / all purpose floursugarbaking powderdark chocolatecocoa powderand powdered whole egg.I just bought this in a container at the supermarketI'll list all the recipe quantities for thison my website howtocookthat.net in grams andounces and cups and everything that you need.I'll add a link to that in the descriptionbelow.Place all of that into a blender and put iton pulse and pulse it for a few seconds andthen put it onto blend . just ot make surethat all of that chocolate is broken downinto a fine powder.Place that in a bowl and we'll measure whatwe need for each kit once we've made the otherpowders as well.FONDANT MIXFor the fondant type mixture what you needis some icing sugar or powdered sugar andsome compound white chocolate.Place them both into your blender.And pulse and blend them just like we didbefore.I love the look of this one it looks so softand fluffy.CHOCOLATE FROSTINGNow for the chocolate frosting.We need to blend up icing or powdered sugar,cocoa powder and white compound chocolate.Blend it together.Of course if you want to make less kits youcan halve the recipe you don't have to make10.Then for each kitPut two tablespoons plus one teaspoon of cakemix powder into a bag.Then for the fondant add 1 tablespoon andtwo teaspoons of the white powder.And for the frosting add one, two, three tablespoonsof mixture into a bag.Now for each one fold the top over severaltimes, seal it with tape and then place yourlabel on the front.Then add the decorations into another bag.now you'll need some sprinkles for the topof the candles and then you can use whateverother decorations you want to add there.You can print out the instructions, labelsand box cover from the website howtocookthat.net,and as I said I'll link to that below.And I'm also using some patterned card tocover the box.The box I have is just an arnotts shapes boxif you live in Australia otherwise just lookfor a food box that you have in your pantrythat's nearly empty and cover that.Then add the printout to the front.So in our kit you need to put in the threepowders, the decorations, two little sheetsof baking paper, three cupcake cases, I foundthat these strong lined ones worked much betterthan the paper ones for getting a good shapedcake.The instructions of course or they won't knowwhat to do.A quarter of a teaspoon measure a measuringcup and a mini piping bag.And to make that just trim a normal one shorter.Then place all of that into a bag and intothe box and seal it up.Now I have one of these kits left and I wantto know which youtuber you think I shouldsend it to.Who would you like to see make this mini chocolatecake?Let me know in the comments below.Subscribe to How To Cook That for more crazysweet creations.Put all of your requests in the comments below.Click here to go to the channel and see allthe other things that we've made.Here for last weeks video and here for thewebsite to go and get that printout for yourown little mini cake kit.Have a great week and I'll see you on Friday.\n"