Payday Cake Recipes

PAY DAY BAR CAKE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• In a bowl, mix together the cake mix, 1/3 cup butter and the egg; press into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
• Bake 12-18 minutes.
• Remove from oven, and sprinkle with mini marshmallows; return to oven, bake for 1-2 minutes, or until marshmallows begin to puff.
• In a saucepan, over med-high heat, cook corn syrup, 1/4 cup butter, vanilla and peanut butter chips until melted; remove from heat, and stir in the puffed rice cereal and salted peanuts.
• Spoon the mixture over the top of the marshmallows in the pan; spread to coat evenly.
• Cool cake before serving.
• Enjoy!

PAYDAY® CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Mix cake mix, 1/2 cup melted margarine, and egg together in a bowl; press into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Top cake with marshmallows and return to oven until marshmallows melt, about 5 minutes.
• Place 1/4 cup margarine in a large microwave-safe bowl; heat until melted, about 30 seconds. Stir corn syrup into melted margarine until smooth. Add peanut butter chips and heat in microwave until chips are melted, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Stir peanuts and rice cereal into mixture and spread on top of marshmallow layer on cake. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

PAYDAY BAR CAKE

Steps:

• Mix cake mix, butter and egg in bowl. Press in the bottom of a 9 x 13 inch pan and bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 18 minutes.
• Remove from oven. Sprinkle with marshmallows. Return to oven for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the marshmallows begin to puff.
• In saucepan, heat corn syrup, 1/4 cup butter, vanilla, and chips until melted. Remove from heat and stir in Rice Krispies and peanuts.
• Spoon over marshmallows, spread to cover. Chill and cut bars.

PAYDAY CAKE

Steps:

• Mix all but marshmallows together.
• Bake in ungreased 9x13-inch pan for 12 to 18 minutes at 350°.
• When baked and while still hot, put marshmallows on top.
• Then add the following topping:.
• Heat in medium pan: Corn syrup, margarine, peanut butter chips and vanilla, stirring constantly.
• Pour over top of all layers when everything has been layered.
• Put 2 cups of Rice Krispies over that and then 2 cups salted peanuts on top.
• Tastes just like a Payday candy bar.

MAY DAY CENTERPIECE CAKE

Steps:

• Special Equipment: 1 1/2-inch thick wooden dowel (10 inches long)
• 1/2-inch ribbon (48 inches each pink, mint, lavender and yellow)
• Hot glue gun or tape
• 1/4-inch star pastry tip
• Secure a colored ribbon with tape 4-inches from the bottom of dowel. Flip dowel upside down and twist the ribbon around and down the dowel (there will be excess ribbon at the end). Secure ribbon at the top of the dowel with tape or glue. Repeat with the rest of the ribbons.
• Place 1 cake layer on a glass cake plate. Spread top with lemon frosting and top with the second cake layer. Frost the entire cake with 2 containers of vanilla frosting. Set aside.
• In a small mixing bowl, combine 1 container vanilla frosting with 3 drops red food coloring and 1/4 teaspoon strawberry extract to make pink frosting. In another bowl, combine 1 container vanilla frosting, 3 drops green food coloring and 1/8 teaspoon mint extract to make green frosting. In a third bowl, combine 1 container vanilla frosting, 4 drops red food coloring, 2 drops blue food coloring and 1/4 teaspoon cherry extract to make lavender frosting.
• Make a pastry bag by cutting a small triangle out of the bottom corner of a large zip-top bag. Place a star pastry tip on the inside of the bag and fit tightly into the hole. Place pastry bag, tip down into a large drinking glass. Place a large spoonful of each color of frosting along the sides of the pastry bag. Remove bag from glass and, starting from the top, squeeze frosting into the tip. Pipe a colored border around bottom and top of vanilla-frosted cake. Pipe the colored frosting on the cupcake tops in an upward swirl motion.
• To assemble centerpiece, place cake on table. Insert the bottom end (without the excess ribbon) of the dowel into center of cake. Pipe colored icing around bottom of dowel. Carefully lay each color of ribbon on the table and arrange cupcakes at the ends of the ribbons. Tie the ends of the ribbons in bows and trim off the excess.
• Place more cupcakes on top of the cake. Decorate the whole cake with some edible flowers.

PAYDAY® BARS

Steps:

• Spray the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread 1/2 of the peanuts into the prepared baking dish.
• Cook and stir sweetened condensed milk, peanut butter chips, and butter in a saucepan over medium heat until melted, about 5 minutes. Add marshmallows and stir until smooth. Pour mixture over peanuts and top with remaining peanuts.
• Refrigerate until chilled, 1 to 2 hours. Cut into bars.