How cute is this cake?! Not only does it look awesome, it is so easy to make! No cake decorating skills required. I made this for a co-workers birthday. She is always munching on candy, so I knew this would be perfect for her.
All you do is take your favorite cake recipe, bake and let cool. Before frosting, make sure your cake is shorter than a kit-kat bar, if not trim some off the top to leave room for the M&M’s. Frost with your favorite frosting.
Take a bunch of kit-kat bars (about 4 large packages), cut or gently break each bar into two sections. Place the bars on the cake, gently pushing into the frosting. Tie with a ribbon and fill the center with M&M’s (about 1 large bag). You can leave some out to pour around the base of your cake, but since this cake was traveling with me to work, I didn’t bother. That’s it! Easy peasy!
I used Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Cake and Frosting for this cake.
Source: Paige’s Pantry, as seen on The Tipsy Hostess.
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super cute! I sent this to my husband when I saw it on another blog a month or so ago. I need to do this for his b-day! Yours looks so cute and professional!
Oh wow!! That’s really cute and you don’t have to worry about smoothing the icing…AWESOME!
I made this same cake for my hubby’s bday a few months ago. Looks great!
Ha how nice! How creative and colourful. Really yummy
Beautiful job and so pretty!
So cute! I can’t wait to make this for a birthday!
It looks great! So cute.
I love this! Such a fun idea for a birthday!
That’s so amazing – I love how the m&ms can just be all chucked in there. I need someone to have a birthday soon so I can make this!
This is the cutest cake! I love that you don’t have to do any decorative piping, but it looks so impressive! Can’t wait to give this one a try.
I am going to make this for my husband this weekend – he will flip out!!! (My sons will too
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What a great idea! When I make a cake I will have to try this!
This has to be the cutest cake I’ve seen with my fave candies!!!!!!!!! YUM!
Adorable!
This is so cute! What a creative idea!
Talk about the perfect cake! Can’t go wrong with Kit Kats, M & M’s, and cake.
I’m going to have to make this for a party we’re going to later this month.
So cute!! I’m totally making this for my friend’s bday this weekend!
OH MY GOSH! that is ADORABLE and so creative!!!
Number oneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Looks brilliant. Must make this for a birthday!!!
oh wow this is awesome love it
I love this. I am going to make one for my son’s preschool class using candy pumpkins on top. Can’t wait to try it.
This is SOOOOO CUTE!
Lori @ “Life’s a Bowl of Cherries”
What a cute cake! I had not seen this before so I really appreciate the post. Thanks for sharing it. I host a weekly blog event called Crock Pot Wednesday. I would love for you to post a favorite to that. Thanks a bunch.
Fantastic presentation! Not too long ago I went to a fancy museum party and they ran out of desserts and they brought out m&m’s ; I was so amazed to see everyone there rush to the M&M’s bowl and devour them like they had been starving for weeks! such is the power of these …things!
This is such a great idea,looks so professional as well…great job
just wanted to ask you did you have any problem with the kit kat melting and smearing onto the ribbon? how do you store this best and avoid any melting..pls advice.thx
p.s could you pls mail me ur reply,appreciate it.
thanks
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I did not have any problems with the kit kats melting and I stored the cake at room temp.
I also sent you an e-mail.
Wow, impressive! How on earth do you cut and serve this bad boy?
Very carefully! I took the ribbon off and cut the cake in between the kit kat segments. The M&M’s do spill out a bit, but it doesn’t make a huge mess. Good luck!