I wasn’t going to let the 4th of July come and ago without whipping up something sweet in the kitchen. What better way to celebrate a patriotic holiday than with a plate of Firecracker Whoopie Pie Bites? These may look like your typical whoopie pies but these yummy cakes have a bit of sparkle to them. The secret? Pop Rocks. A candy that most of us remember from our childhood can make any recipe fun. These are also the perfect treat if you are having a BBQ or get together for the holiday. Kids will love that pop and crackle in each bite they take!
Ingredients:
- Wilton 24 cavity mini whoopie pie pan
- 1 box of yellow cake mix
- 1/3 cup of softened butter
- 1 cup of water
- 3 whole eggs
- red & blue food coloring
- vanilla icing
- 3 packets of red pop rocks (cherry or strawberry)
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 350° and spray mini whoopie pie pan with Spam.
- Combine water, eggs, butter, and cake mix in large bowl. Beat with mixer until well blended. Separate cake mix in half and place in two separate bowls.
- Add red food coloring to one bowl and blue food coloring to the other.
- Bake 1 tray of each color and allow to cool before assembling.
- Mix 2 bags of pop rocks and 1 container off frosting together.
- Scoop a heaping tablespoon of mixture between two pieces of cake, one red and one blue, to create a whoopie pie.
- Sprinkle extra pop rocks along frosted edges.
What yummy desserts will you be making for July 4th?
Love those! We are all over any kind of whoopie pie there is in our house, so this is one I MUST make this week.
I LOVE that you added pop rocks. Those are so perfect for this holiday!
My friend makes whoopie pies for various occasions (the pumpkin ones in the fall are amazing.) These look fantastic – and I didn't even know there was a whoopie pie pan! So convenient!
These look tasty i would love to try them.
These are adorable! I keep seeing the whoopie pies and desperately want to make them!
These are so festive and adorable! My family would love to enjoy some!
These are adorable and look totally fun and patriotic! I bet they taste great too!
My friend's MIL makes whoopie pies that are to die for. I will have to tell her about these festive ones though! Yummy.
You know I never had a whoopie pie? You made them looks cute with the presentation!
These look so fun! I am wanting to make some fun treats for 4th of July.. I might add these to my list. Love the pop rocks addition.
These are SO cute! I love the sprinkles!
SO fun and festive! I love the addition of pop rocks. Do they sizzle when you attach them to the frosting?
Mmmm, these look soo good! I haven't had a whoopie pie in ages.
I'm not a fan of blue food, so I just might make these all red. My kids would go nuts for the Pop Rocks.
Oh, now those look like a super fun treat! I love the added pop rocks to make them more festive!
Those whoopie pies are adorable. My kids would love them.
I have never had a whoopie pie believe it or not, so I think I will be making these for the Fourth of July this year.
Estelle
I really love that Wilton makes a whoopie pie pan! I really need to get one of them. We love making a fresh fruit American flag for dessert!
These are so much fun! So perfect to serve up on the 4th!
I really like these. Kids will have so much fun with them.
Friday we will be celebrating 2 things. The Fourth and my daughters 2 birthday.. So there will be the traditionally called for birthday cake. 🙂 These are adorably designed I love the added detail of the sprinkles. I bet they taste yummy.
These are so stinkin' cute! I could easily turn these gluten-free for my kids by substituting with a GF cake- mix!
Those are super cute! What a nice, sweet treat!
These came out super cute! I will have to try with the kids!
So perfect for the upcoming festivities. I love that they're red, white, and blue. Pinning them.
Oh my goodness, those look amazing. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I gotta try this!
Those are some pretty awesome whoopie pies. My husband would love these!
These are adorable! So perfect for the fourth! I've got to try these!
~Amanda
These are so great. Ive got to try them this weekend.
I make a fun JELL-O dessert for the 4th that my kids love. These whoopie pie bites look incredible!
Yum these are so adorable! My girls would devour them in seconds!
Those look amazing. I might give these a try this weekend because they certainly are appropriate, LOL. My guests will love them.
I love the fun addition of the "Firecrackers!" These look great.
These would be perfect for the holidays! So fun to add pop rocks.
These are so cute! Very festive for the 4th of July!
my kids just love these whoopie pie cakes. They are a big hit in my house, too.
These were a huge hit at our BBQ! My daughter made them and everyone loved them! Thank you!