Birthday Cake Muddy Buddies

A friend of mine just had a birthday, so I thought that I would make a mini birthday cake for her.  I'll spare you the gory details, but here's a hint: it ended up upside down in a tupperware container in my fridge.  What do I do for a birthday treat last minute?  Birthday Cake Muddy Buddies!  A sweet and crunchy treat with the flavor of birthday cake! Note: Be extremely careful when melting the white chocolate chips.  White chocolate chips can be very temperamental and can easily seize.  Warm them very slowly...even if it seems to take forever!

Birthday Cake Muddy Buddies

8 cups Chex cereal (choose your favorite, or mix them up!)

1 bag (12 ounces) white chocolate chips

1 Tablespoon shortening

1 1/2 cups Funfetti cake mix

Combine the Chex cereal in a large bowl.  Place the white chocolate chips and shortening in a small bowl, and very slowly and gently warm it in the microwave, stirring every 15 seconds.  Once the white chocolate is melted and smooth, drizzle it over the cereal and toss to coat evenly.  Immediately sprinkle the cake mix over the cereal mixture and toss until the cereal is evenly coated.  Let the mixture cool completely.  Transfer to a large ziplock plastic bag.

Enjoy!  -Cardamommy