Kit Kat Cake

I had to try this.  I had pinned it a while back and I had the perfect occasion to make it for Nicole's graduation party last weekend.  It was very easy to make and was the centerpiece of our dessert table.  I found purple M & M's at the party store to match the purple ribbon and it tied in with everything else we had that was purple which just happens to be Nicole's favorite color.  We couldn't have asked for a nicer day.  The weather was perfect. My mom got brave and actually flew from Florida to celebrate with us.  We had everyone together and it was wonderful.

Ingredients:
One box of devils food cake or cake flavor of your choice
 Ingredients needed to make box cake (oil, water, eggs)

Chocolate Frosting
1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 cup Hershey's unsweetened cocoa
4 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup light cream

One 12 oz bag of M & M's
4 packages Giant Kit Kat bars

Make cake of your choice according to directions.
When cake has cooled prepare frosting.  In stand mixer, beat together the butter, cocoa, powdered sugar and vanilla.  Add cream to get frosting to desired consistency.  Frost middle, top and sides of cake as usual.

Open kit kats and stand upright on side of cake pressing into frosting to make the kit kats stand on their own.  I kept the kit kats in 2s but you can do it individually if you like.  Continue until you have gone around the entire cake.  Open bag of M & M's and pour onto the top spreading to cover the whole cake top.  Cutting the cake will be a little messy with M & M's going everywhere but its a fun messy.

Enjoy!  Susan

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