Background: Three years ago on new years day we embarked on a life change. My girls and I stopped eating wheat to see if we could normalize our cholesterol. At the time, the girls were 8 and 6 1/2 years old, I was well into my 30′s. We had discovered that the girls had really high cholesterol. Because of our past family history, we already had a really good diet. We decided to make a change and see if we could achieve success. It worked, we have improved our total cholesterol 30%.

So the typical and common thing I’m talking about is rice krispie treats. They are so good and delicious and we really love them. They are easy to make gluten free, because there are a number of gluten free rice krispie makers on the market. When our first birthday came along after we ditched the wheat, I had to really think to come up with a cake that would win the girls over. After much thought I decided a rice krispie treat cake just might do the trick. And it did. Now almost everyone in my family requests the rice krispie treat cake when their birthday rolls around. As a matter of fact, my sister Sarah, has deemed the cake “a party in my mouth”.

Here is it in all it’s glory from today, when we celebrated my dad’s 69th birthday:

Here’s how to make it:

Rice Krispie Treat Cake

6 tablespoons of butter

1 16oz package of marsh mellows

6-8 cups of rice krispies (I never measure, I just decide how much to use based on consistency)

1 container of cream cheese frosting (or make your own)

Melt the butter in a large stockpot. When melted pour in the bag of marsh mellows. Stir together until marsh mellows are completely melted. Remove from heat and pour in the rice krispies. Grease (I like to use coconut oil) two pans, cake, rectangular, square any shape will work and fill with the rice krispies, pat down and leave to cool.

Once cool, flip one pan of the rice krispies onto a plate and frost the top layer. Add the second layer of rice krispies and used the remainder of the frosting to frost it. Have kids decorate however they’d like.

Can I just say there is something amazing about mixing rice krispies with frosting, especially cream cheese frosting. The frosting holds the moisture and tenderness of the rice krispie perfectly. The rice krispie treat cake is the best thing ever. Give it a try, you will not be sorry.