Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Reindeer Kit Kat and M&M Cake


I saw this cake on Pinterest last year and put it in my mental recipe box for this Christmas.  I didn't save the recipe but, to be honest, you don't need one. It's all about the decorating! I have had a tonne of compliments on this cake but anyone can do it. I used a 2 layer, 10 inch round chocolate cake that I made from scratch but you can use a cake mix, a smaller diameter cake, or any flavour you desire. Again, I used homemade chocolate frosting but store bought would save time (and let's face it, who isn't time crunched this month???)

It took about 8 kit kats to cover the outside of the cake (you'll have to break the bars into "2s" to easily shape to the outside of the cake). I used about 3 cups of mint M&Ms to top the cake. I found the "pooping" reindeer at a local grocery store and I am not sure if itis available outside of Canada??? But any cute toy or bigger chocolate would work (I also bought a 4 or 5 inch chocolate bear from Lindt that will be gracing the top of my next kit kat cake.) I tied it with cute ribbon and voila a super festive cake was completed!






10 comments:

  1. Looks great. Thanks!

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  2. This is SO cute. Food is all about presentation and this cake ROCKS at that. Plus, I love how easy you said it is. I am already trying to figure out how I can work this into my holiday season! Haha! Thanks for sharing :)

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  3. I bought the candy to make a kitkat cake once, but we ended up eating it all before I made the cake. Yours looks great!

    :)
    ButterYum

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  4. How cute and creative cake! Kids do live this cake! It's easy to make with what we can easily get. Thanks for sharing the idea. I would make this cake if I have kids around in the future:-)

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  5. I think that the key to successfully making a KitKat cake like this is to buy two or three times as much candy as you "need"...

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  6. Beautiful and very very cute cake!

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  7. This is OUTRAGEOUS! In a good way. I can't look away ;) I hope you don't mind but I'm so inspired I've included this post in my Friday Food Fetish roundup. Thanks for sharing and MOAR please :)

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  8. I remember seeing that on Recipe Girl a while ago and have been dying to make it since. Your cake looks amazing!

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  9. I'm trying to find one of those reindeer in Calgary (or get it shipped ASAP). Has anyone seen them here?

    Thank you,
    Margot

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  10. Hi Margot,
    I bought mine at Shoppers Drug Mart. I've also seen them at zellers!

    Ceecee

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