When using Skittles in a dessert, some people would just throw them on top of a plain cupcake or into regular cookie dough and call it a day. Some people, though, aren’t Cookies, Cupcakes and Cardio! She takes her Skittles duties seriously, boiling them down into a syrup that becomes much more than rainbow decoration. Watch what she does with it, and see how long you can hold out before you just have to try it yourself!

You’ll Need

– Your favorite vanilla cake recipe
Skittles Syrup
– 1/4 cup each of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple Skittles
– 1/4 cup water for each color
Skittles Buttercream
– 1/2 cup powdered Skittles (from 1/2 cup one color)
– 1/2 cup butter
– 3 cups confectioner’s sugar
– 2 to 3 tablespoons milk

Make sure to watch the video to see how these different components come together, and get your written step-by-step instructions over on Cookies, Cupcakes and Cardio. Then if you want to take it to the next level, check out the collaboration video over on My Cupcake Addiction to see how to decorate this cake in true over-the-top style! What do you think? Have you ever made a “poke cake” before? Will you take the next step with the decoration, or are you satisfied with the Skittles buttercream?