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Peppermint Swirl Cake
Add a little peppermint to your holidays and there's sure to be a swirl of excitement.
Prep time: 10 min.
Baking time: 25-30 min.
Decoration time: 20 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
- 1 bag M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for the Holidays
- 1 bag MILKY WAY® Brand Minis
- 1 18.25-oz. box Devil's food cake mix
- 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 (16-oz. cans) vanilla frosting
- 2 tablespoons clear edible glitter
- Clear cellophane
- 2 6-inch lollipop sticks
- Red ribbon
- 2 8-inch round cake pans
- Toothpick
What to do:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour the two cake pans.
- Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions. Roughly chop 15 MILKY WAY® Brand Minis (about 2 cups) and fold them into the batter. Divide the batter evenly between the prepared cake pans.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven, transfer to wire rack, and let cool completely.
- While the cake is cooling, mix peppermint extract into the frosting.
- Level the cakes' tops by trimming them flat. Place one cake on a serving platter. Spread 1/2 cup of frosting on top. Place the other cake on top of the first, then cover it completely with the remaining frosting.
- Using a toothpick, divide the cake into 8 equal parts. Then, gently drag the tip of the toothpick through the frosting to create a swirl effect. Using the photo as a guide, decorate with green and red M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for the Holidays, leaving white spaces in between the two colors. Sprinkle edible glitter on the white parts of the cake.
- Gather a 5-inch piece of cellophane around the tip of a lollipop stick, and tie it closed with red ribbon. Make two of these, and insert each on opposite sides of the cake to look like a mint candy wrapper.
