I recently saw this idea on Pinterest.  I was intrigued by the Nerds in the cupcakes.  I have no idea why.  I don't like Nerds or any other sour candy for that matter.  But, I thought I should give it a chance.  I'm pretty sure all great bakers have come up with some pretty crazy ideas.  Some of them turn out amazing and others...not so much.  I settled on baking a Nerds cake and asked for Noah's help in picking out the frosting.  He chose cotton candy.  Cotton candy and Nerds.  Huh.  We're going all in on this one I guess!

Have you seen these?  I normally make my own frosting but Noah saw these little packets and just had to mix up his own frosting.  There were many flavors to choose from, in case you're interested in checking them out too.  I still much prefer to make my own frosting but in a pinch the canned stuff will work.

I folded about half of the box of Nerds into my vanilla cake batter and poured it into a bundt pan.  If nothing else, the cake LOOKED wonderful when I pulled it out of the oven.  (Can you tell I'm still a little skeptical about adding sour candy to my cake batter???)

After the cake cooled I mixed up the cotton candy frosting and popped it into the microwave for a bit.  My mom was here to watch this step and was pretty impressed as she had never thought to melt frosting to make a drizzle.  I'm glad I could teach her something.  : )

After drizzling the frosting on the cake it was Noah's job to add the final touch.  He took his job very seriously...

Or, maybe not so much...



The verdict?  Mom and I didn't mind the tangy cake at all but Noah didn't care to take a second bite.  The frosting is, well, canned frosting.  'Nough said.  I would never bake with Nerds again but I'm glad I tried it because you just don't know if you never try!

It does look all cute and happy though.  : )