Lucky Ladybug Cake
Lucky Ladybug Cake
Make a cake in the shape of this cute critter!
Prep time: 15 min.
Baking time: 45 min.
Decoration time: 30 min.
Difficulty: Easy
What you'll need:
  • 1 bag SNICKERS® Brand MINIS®
  • 1 bag M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies
  • 1 bag TWIX® Brand MINIS®
  • 1 16-oz. box pound cake mix
  • 1 12-oz. can whipped vanilla frosting
  • Red food coloring
  • 1 16-oz. can chocolate frosting
  • 2 thin pretzel sticks or candles
  • 1 1 1/2-quart oven proof bowl
  • 1 8-oz ramekin
  • 2 resealable plastic bags
  • Spatula
What to do:
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour the ovenproof bowl and the ramekin.
  2. Roughly chop 2 cups of SNICKERS® Brand MINIS®. Prepare the cake mix according to package instructions. Spoon 1/2 cup of the batter into the prepared ramekin. Pour the remainder into the prepared ovenproof bowl and sprinkle the top with chopped SNICKERS® Brand MINIS®.
  3. Bake the ramekin cake for approximately 15-20 minutes and the bowl cake for approximately 35-45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack and cool for 15 minutes. Invert, remove the bowl and cool completely.
  4. Spoon 2 tablespoons of the vanilla frosting into a resealable plastic bag and tint the remaining bright red. Place the large cake onto a serving platter, flat side down. Cover with red frosting.
  5. Spoon 1 cup of the chocolate frosting into a resealable plastic bag with a small corner snipped. Place the ramekin flat-side against the larger cake, cover with the chocolate frosting. Pipe a line of chocolate frosting the down the middle of the larger cake. Use the photo as your guide.
  6. Use dots of frosting to attach 2 M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for the ladybug's eyes and arrange a few candies in a line for the ladybug's smile. Place eight TWIX® Brand MINIS® around the cake for feet. Use either pretzel sticks or candle for antennae.
  7. Make the ladybug's spots by dotting the top of the red cake with M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies.
Makes 12 servings.