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The Popcorn Cake

By: Linda K. 
"This recipe is great for parties, especially a child's. The cake is also great for holiday treats. I made it for our block party and it disappeared in 20 minutes."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

Prep Time:
10 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
30 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 - 10 inch tube pan
 

Ingredients

  • 14 cups popped popcorn
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1 cup peanuts
  • 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 5 cups miniature marshmallows

Directions

  1. Line a 10 inch tube pan or other 12 cup pan with aluminum foil.
  2. In a very large bowl, combine popcorn, chocolate chips and peanuts and mix well.
  3. In a medium saucepan over low heat, melt margarine. Stir in peanut butter. Stir in marshmallows and continue stirring until marshmallows melt and the mixture is smooth. Remove from the heat. Stir marshmallow mixture into popcorn mixture until well coated.
  4. Press mixture into prepared pan. Allow to cool completely before removing and cutting into slices to serve.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 356 | Total Fat: 24.6g | Cholesterol: 0mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2003 by KADYKEL   view full review
I have made a similar cake like this for years. This was a good recipe, but still like my old...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2003 by TRILLYGIRL   view full review
I have this recipe and for my daughter while she had braces we adapted it by using the popcorn...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 11, 2008 by corycooks79   view full review
i did this a little bit different using the itmes i had onhand. i omitted the peanuts and...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2003 by RASHLEY   view full review
Huh? I tried this and the chocolate chips MELTED all over. It was not nearly as pretty as the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2003 by DL9   view full review
I made this recipe and sent it to a party I did not attend. The reviews I got back were very...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 5, 2011 by kreative katering   view full review
Yummy and easy, if you let the peanutbutter mixture cool just slighty and add the chocolate...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2009 by Terry D   view full review
This was a disaster! Since others liked it, I'll assume it was the cook. I found the popcorn...

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