Pink banner promoting small round cakes decorated for school, featuring icing designs like lined notebook paper, rulers, and apples on a desk.

Kick off the school year with a sweet twist on a classic! These Back-to-School Cakes, inspired by our friends at Party Pinching, turn our beloved Ring Dings® treat into a playful, edible chalkboard—complete with black icing and colorful candy “chalk” for doodling names, notes, or tasty little masterpieces. Whether tucked into a lunchbox or served up after a day of studying, they’re a creative (and delicious) way to make the grade. Smart snacking never looked so good. Grab a box, get creative, and enjoy a little school spirit—Drake’s style. Check out the full recipe with step-by-step photos here.

Makes 8 Servings


Ingredients:

  • 1 Carton Drake's Cakes Ring Dings
  • 1 Container Buttercream Frosting
  • Green Fondant
  • Yellow Fondant
  • Red Fondant
  • White Fondant
  • Black, red, blue and white edible markers
  • Confetti Sprinkles


Supplies:

  • Small Heart Cookie Cutter
  • Fondant Roller
  • Parchment Paper

Directions:

  1. Roll out the fondant on parchment paper and cut the heart shapes using the heart cookie cutter. Cut some small leaf shapes out of the green fondant as well. Set aside the hearts and let dry completely, overnight or 24 hours.
  2. Next, decorate the notebook paper heart by drawing blue horizontal lines across the heart with the blue edible marker and then with the red edible marker, draw a straight line on the left side of the heart vertically for the margin. With the black marker, write “A+”
  3. Then for the ruler heart, draw small vertical lines across the middle of the yellow heart and add number with the black edible marker to resemble a ruler.
  4. Now for the apple heart, write “Back to School” with the black edible marker in the middle of the red heart.
  5. Then for the chalkboard heart, write “ABC” in the middle of the green heart with a white edible marker.
  6. Next, frost the top of a Ring Ding with white buttercream frosting.
  7. Now roll the top edge of the frosted Ring Ding in a dish with confetti sprinkles so you have a sprinkled edge.
  8. Place the heart on top! (for the apple, place the red heart and the leaf on top of the heart).

Product Featured:

A box of Drake's Ring Dings featuring a pink background, brand logo, and chocolate-covered cakes with white cream filling.

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