This sweet, salty, and gooey recipe for Cake Batter Shark Bait is the PERFECT snack for SHARK WEEK!
The month of August is a busy one but before the back to school craze begins there is one thing I really look forward to- SHARK WEEK! This year on Sunday, August 10th Shark Week will be live in action on the Discovery Channel. For one week we will have the opportunity to learn all about sharks, how they live, and their close encounters with humans. This program was originally developed to raise awareness and respect for sharks. Now it has sky rocketed into a national craze.
So, this year I decided to make a yummy snack that will be perfect in kicking off a week of shark-tastic fun. Cake Batter Shark Bait is sweet, salty, and has a special surprise lurking inside! Ready to get chompin’?
Cake Batter Shark Bait
Ingredients:
- 4 cups of popped popcorns
- 1 1/2 cups of cake mix
- 1 1/2 cups of white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup of light blue candy melts
- 1/4 cup of vegetable oil or shortening
- 1/3 cup blue sprinkle mix
- gummy sharks
- shark teeth candy corn (Amazon)
- marshmallows
- pretzel rounds
Instructions:
1. Pop 1 bag of popcorn and pour into large bowl. Remove any un-popped kernels and allow to cool.
2. Add in pretzels, marshmallows, and candy corn. Mix together.
3. In the microwave melt white chocolate chips in 30 second intervals, stirring in between until creamy and melted.
4. Add vegetable oil or shortening, continuing to stir until blended.
5. Add in cake mix and stir until thickened. Also, add in a few handfuls of sprinkles.
6. Pour mixture into the bowl of popcorn and carefully mix together until all pieces are coated evenly.
7. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet and spread into an even layer.
8. Drizzle top with blue melted candy melts before adding more sprinkles. Allow to cool or place in the refrigerator for 10-15 minutes.
For even more fin-tastic fun, check out the other shark themed recipes below! Sink your chompers into a piece of Shark Bark. It’s the ultimate snack to munch on while you learn all about the ocean’s most mysterious creatures.
Sweeten up your Shark Week adventures further with these Marshmallow Fluff Shark Fin Cookie Cups!
Hey Jessica! We have met a couple times at some blogger events down here in South FL 🙂 LOVE your site!! Found this post through SITS Girl – I think my little one would love this! I hope things are well and to see you around soon!
– Amanda
My sister and nephew would love to eat this Shark Cake Batter dessert when watching Shark Week. I can not wait to see Shark week because it is exciting.
Hey there! Yes, of course I remember you 🙂 Thanks for stopping by to say hello. So random that you found me through the SITS share fest LOL I am sure I will definitely see you around soon. Hope all is well!
I had to pin this! So cute and my kids would love it!
Looks so fun and colorful!
This looks delicious – a great snack down here at the beach on a weekend play date!
So fun! What a cute recipe for kids!
Really nice! thanks for sharing
This looks delish! How long will they stay fresh once made?
Hi this might be a silly question but is the cake mix cooked or uncooked?
No worries! The cake mix is uncooked. You are actually only using the powder. Don’t add any eggs! Just pour the bag right in.
Thank you so much for the idea and quick response 🙂
Question: what flavor cake mix?
I used Fufetti cake mix but Classic Vanilla works just as well.
Hi. I was just wondering what the purpose of the cake mix is. Is it for flavor ot to achieve a certain consistency?
Yes, the cake mix provides a sweet flavor-similar to when you make puppy chow. It just adds that cake batter taste to it minus the wet ingredients.
How long will this stay good? Can I make it the night before my party?
Yes! It stays good for a few days if kept in an air tight container. It’s best fresh but if you make it in the night before it should be just fine.
Hi! I love this recipe, should I store the airtight container in the fridge or our?
Glad you like it! ? Yes, it’s best to store it in an air tight container in the fridge so that it stays fresh and last longer. Hope you enjoy!
Hello, I hope all is well! I am a writer with Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. I’m currently working on a slideshow of shark-themed snacks and products and would love to include this. Do you mind emailing me at laura_feinstein@discovery.com for more info, and referencing this shark bait post?
Thanks again!
Laura
Sure! Sending over now 🙂
I’m SO excited I came across this! My son has shark week this week, so we signed up for a snack to bring to school. About how many kids will this amount feed? We have a class of 19, so I’m trying to get everything bought in one trip, so we can make it at school. They will be thrilled to see this cool snack!
Hi there! Thank you so much for stopping by and sharing. I made this recipe quite some time ago but I would definitely recommend having plenty of popcorn hand, depending on how many packs are inside, only because it tends to shrink up a bit when the warm glaze hits in. I think six bags would be sufficient for his amount of kids. You may have leftovers but it’s super yummy to have at home. You can also find the gummy sharks at IT’S SUGAR candy store if you have one near you!
Thanks for the quick response and adjustment on the number of bags of popcorn! I’m sure they won’t have a problem with leftover candy-coated popcorn and gummies! I checked on the location of ITS SUGAR and we don’t have one in our state. Boo! No worries though- we have a store that sells the blue shark gummies, so that will work. 🙂
Thanks again!