Make your own ‘popin cookin’ mini cake kit
Now you can make your very own Popin Cookin style mini cake kit at home. Give these as a cute gift for birthdays or use as a fun activity with the kids.
A few weeks ago I did a Popin Cookin video and had hundreds of requests for a mini version you can make yourself … and one that actually tastes good! So many people love these little Japanese kits but they’re nervous about what is in the powders and also a bit turned off by the taste.
So I’ve been getting my food scientist on over the last few weeks, conducting experiments in my kitchen and designing some cute packaging. And now, it’s finally ready… see the video for a demonstration of how to make this super-cute mini cake using the kit. And then how to make the powders for the kit itself.
Get the labels, box cover and sheet of instructions to go in the kit via the link below.
Making Your Cake
Add 6 scoops of water to the cake mix. Make sure each of your scoops are full to the top. Stir well.
Place that in the microwave on medium heat for 1 minute. Then take it out and leave it to cool.
Add the fondant mix to a new case and add 1 scoop of water. Mix well. Microwave on high for 15 seconds and then stir it really well. Tip it out onto some baking paper and knead it until it is smooth. Use it straight away because it will set hard when it is cold. Make into candles as shown in the video.
Roll the left over fondant into two balls and squash down to the size of the cake.
Remove the cake from the case and cut into three layers. Then stack them up again with the fondant between each layer.
Using two hands gently roll the cake between you hands to smooth off the sides so that you have a nice neatly shaped cake.
Place that on top of the measuring cup.
For the chocolate frosting pour the powder into the last case and add four scoops of water. Stir until it clumps together like wet sand.
Microwave on high for 10 seconds and then stir it to get out any lumps. Pour the frosting over your mini cake. and use the spoon to make sure it covers all the sides. Place the left over frosting into the piping bag and pipe a pattern around the top edge.
Pipe some more frosting around the base of the cake to make it look neat.
Add your decorations to the top. Then add the candles that you made to the top of the cake.
And you can really eat the whole cake without feeling guilty and the candles too.
How to make your popin cookin style kit
In each kit you need to put:
– a mini piping bag
– a little medicine measuring cup
– three strong lined cupcake cases
– some decorations
– The three different powders a fondant mix, chocolate icing and cake mix. (recipes below)
– A 1/4 of a teaspoon measure (1.25millilitres (0.04 fluid ounces))
– a couple of mini sheets of baking paper
– and the instructions
Chocolate cake mix recipe, makes enough for 10 kits
100g (3.53 ounces) or 10 Tablespoons plain / all purpose flour NOTE: The tablespoon I used is a standard international one which is 15millilitres (0.51 fluid ounces)
114g (4.02 ounces) or 9 Tablespoons sugar
1 tsp baking powder
100g (3.53 ounces) dark chocolate
12g (0.42 ounces) or 1 Tbsp plus 2 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
13g (0.46 ounces) or 1 1/2 Tablespoons powdered whole egg. I bought it at my local supermarket but you can get it online here.
Place everything into a blender and pulse. Then blend for a few seconds until all the chocolate is powder.
For each kit place two tablespoons plus one teaspoon of cake mix powder into one bag.
‘Fondant’ Mix Recipe, makes enough for 10 kits
140g (4.94 ounces) or 13 tablespoons icing sugar or powdered sugar
30g (1.06 ounces) compound white chocolate.
Place them both into your blender. And pulse and then blend until smooth.
For each kit add 1 tablespoon and two teaspoons of the ‘fondant’ powder into a bag.
Chocolate Frosting Mix, makes enough for 10 kits
270g (9.52 ounces) or 2 cups icing or powdered sugar
17g (0.6 ounces) or 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
225g (7.94 ounces) white compound chocolate.
Blend it together in a blender until it is a powder.
For each kit put three tablespoons of mixture into a bag.
For each one fold the top over several times, seal it with tape and then place a label on the front.
You can get the instruction sheet, labels and box cover here:
Watch Strawburry17 make the mini cake
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Muchas gracias!!! lo haré para el 7 de abril y compartiré las fotos!! <3
Si no te molesta, me gustaría hacer las instrucciones, tapa de caja y etiquetas en español, luego puedo mandartelo para que tengas ambas opciones de idioma 🙂
Hola Azul, lo siento pero no hago las plantillas disponibles en español por el momento .
HI Ann, if I live in France, can you still send me a mixer ?
I can’t Read the third word bécasse it’s to small… but I’ll See if I can read it on the computer…
Hi Me Activity, Sorry but France isn’t in the competition this time. If you would like France included in a future competition, encourage your friends to check out the videos and subscribe. The top 12 countries that view the How To Cook That videos, have been selected for this competition.
Hi, so first of all, I want to say thank you for all that you do, secondly I wanted to ask if you had sent a pack to a YouTuber yet and who it was, if you hadn’t picked one yet, I vote for Hana Hart (my drunk kitchen) or Jenna Marbles!
Xx
Hi Kate,
The Kit has been sent already and received by the lucky baker.
Hi ann I love your vids ur amazing
Hi Ann could I make a suggestion for your next video can you make different flavors of glad candy
Glass candy sorry
I am so excited to make this for my homeschool group!!
That’s great Maddy. Send us a pic when you do!
If we don’t have a food processor or a blender what else can we use can we use a nutri bullet?
Hi Darian, I don’t have one of those so I can’t experiment for you. You’ll have to give it a try
Can I get one . I love kracie popin cookin kitchen its my fav.My #6619741693
Hi Darian, We don’t have one to test it on, so you will need to experiment! I am not sure if it will make the powder fine enough. Have a try and let me know how it goes.
Hey Ann, Chloe here, i was wondering if you could send me one. if you go on [email protected] and i sent you another email , i asked you about 2 weeks ago and you haven’t replied yet. Can you please check it. Thanks. Bye
Hi Chloe, We can’t send you a kit but you can try making your own!
Hey i only wanted to make 2 packs so I can do this with my sister how much is for 1 pack? I wanted to make this for her birthday and I need to know soon if you could please respond! Thanks and I love your videos I am not good at converting the quantities and I kinda need some help thx!
Hi Kennedy to make only 2 packs divide all the ingredients by 5 😀
Is there any way to make the cake vanilla? I wanna make one for my sister but she HATES chocolate. Thanks!
Hi Gwen, you’d need a whole new recipe, yes it’s possible but not in quick adjustments.
Thanks! I’ll experiment with it.
mine did not come out but I will still try this
Hope you achieve a better result next time Natalie.
Here in the Netherlands is whole egg powder very expensive. But egg white powder is not so expensive. Can I replace it for that.
Hi Saskia, you’d have to experiment – I think it will not work but you can always try
YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111
hi ann im a friend of anna and i sent her here to look at this. and your videos and recipes are awesome and so cool i go on your youtube channel everydaay YoU ARE AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PS im only TEN YEARS OLD
thanks Hannah, you’re awesome 😀
BTW I think it’s SOOO cute because I absolutely LOVE Popin’ Cookin’
That’s great to hear Anna!
What brand of powdered egg is it & where did you get from?
Or can I substitute it…?!?
Thanks if you reply 😉
Hi Anna, I used Farm Pride Powdered egg which is an Australian Brand. You can get a variety of brands on Amazon.
Is there an alternative to whole egg powdered? Or an other way of creating the mixes without it? Thanks. BTW This is so cool and really cute.
Hi Grace, There is really no alternative to powdered egg in these recipes. If you are having trouble finding it, they do sell it on amazon.
Where can you but whole egg powdered? I cannot find it anywhere.
Thanks!
well you can buy it in pretty much every state but germany and parts of england try going to a bulk store or michales or if you have a cub/target/rainbow foods they carry powder egg just check your state law cause certain state idk why have very little baking materials like germany and stuff
Hi Claire, it will depend on where you live, here it is in Australia it is in the fridge at the supermarket right next to the eggs. I have put a link to an online seller in the post.
Wow,You are a genius!
I did not know you could do it alone!
Wow!,You are a genius