Birthday Cake Puppy Chow

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I am sure at some time or another you have had puppy chow. You know, that extremely popular peanut butter and chocolate covered Chex covered in powdered sugar? Well, today I have a variation of that. I have been wanting cake like crazy lately, and since I haven't had time to make it, I came up with this substitute. It has the flavor of cake, with half the effort, half the time, and no complicated ingredients. Plus, it has sprinkles, and that makes everything better. This was very easy to make, and it is a really good last-minute junk food snack! Enjoy! 

Birthday Cake Puppy Chow

5 cups corn Chex cereal

10 oz. vanilla flavored almond bark coating

1 tsp. vegetable shortening

1 1/2 cups yellow cake mix

1/2 cup powdered sugar

sprinkles (as many or as few as you want)

In a medium bowl, measure out the Chex cereal. Set it aside. 

In a large bowl with a lid, combine the yellow cake mix and the powdered sugar. Set this aside also while you melt the almond bark. 

Cut the almond bark into smaller pieces. (If you get it at Walmart, it is in huge block.) In a double boiler over medium heat, melt the almond bark with the shortening. Be very careful! White chocolate is extremely easy to burn, and it will seize if you aren't careful. Stir it constantly, and remove it from the heat while it still has a few small chunks in it. Keep stirring it until it is smooth. 

Carefully pour the almond bark over the Chex, then stir it gently to evenly coat it. Make sure you are careful not to break the cereal. Stir in the sprinkles, and make sure all of the cereal is coated well. 

Now add the Chex to the powdered sugar and cake mix. Put the lid on the container and toss the cereal to make sure it gets evenly coated. There should be no more wet cereal or stickiness! Once you have finished, let it cool, then you are free to eat it! 

This was SO delicious! Everyone in my family loved it. If you make it, we'd love to know how it turned out! Leave a comment below and tell us your thoughts! 

                            ~Nutmeg