Peppermint Swirl Cake
(from shortchance89’s recipe box)
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 25 minutes
Serves 12 people
Categories: Desserts
Ingredients
- 1 bag M&M's holiday candy
- 1 bag Milky Way Minis
- 1 18-ounce box devil's food cake mix
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 16-ounce container vanilla frosting
- 2 tbsp clear edible glitter
- 2 8-inch round cake pans
Directions
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eheat oven to 350. Grease and flour cake pans.
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Prepare cake mix following package directions. Unwrap and chop 15 Milky Way Minis (2 cups) and fold into batter.
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Divide batter evenly between the 2 pans.
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Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center is clean when removed. Remove from oven, transfer to wire racks and cool completely.
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While cake layers are cooling, stir the peppermint extract into the vanilla frosting.
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Spread 1/2 cup of frosting on top of cake. Place 2nd cake on top of 1st, cover cake completely with remaining frosting.
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Using a toothpick, make 8 equal parts on cake, decorate with green and red M&M’s, leaving white spaces between the two colors. Sprinkle edible glitter on white parts of the frosted cake.