M&Ms Barrel Cake

- Prepare cake mix according to box directions (using the required eggs, vegetable oil and water – use what your box requires). Pour batter into two separate 8-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 – 30 minutes. Then remove from the oven and cool.

– While baking, cut out a cardboard disc to set cake on and cover it in foil or decorative wrapping paper. Make sure the disc is at least an inch larger all the way around than your cake will be.

– Place one baked layer of the cake on the covered cardboard disc and cover it in frosting.

– Place second cake layer on top of first layer and frost entire cake.

– Break KitKats into two piece sticks and place side by side around the entire outer edge of the cake making sure to leave no gaps.

– Fill the top of the cake and KitKat barrel with peanut or plain M&Ms. Pile it high!

– Decorate the outside of the KitKat barrel with ribbon and embellishments.

– Refrigerate cake until time to serve.

– Enjoy!