• Bright Ideas
• on 08/13/2009

"Christmas ornaments just got even sweeter."

christmas ornament cake

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• Prep Time: 20 min.
• Bake Time: 55 min.
• Decoration Time: 30 min.
• Difficulty: Easy
• Yield: 12 servings

• 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for the Holidays
• 1 bag Holiday MINIS® Mix
• 1 16-oz. box pound cake mix
• 2 12-oz. cans whipped vanilla frosting
• Red and green food coloring
• 1 2 1/2-quart glass bowl
• Spatula
• 2 resealable plastic bags

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bowl.
• 2. Reserve 3 TWIX® Brand MINIS® and chop the remaining bag of Holiday MINIS® Mix. Prepare the cake mix according to package instructions and pour the batter into the prepared bowl. Sprinkle the chopped candy on top of the batter.
• 3. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven, let cool for 15 minutes, invert and let cool completely.
• 4. Divide the frosting between 3 bowls; tint one bowl red and one bowl green leaving the last bowl white. Transfer the cake to a serving platter.
• 5. Using the photograph as guide, cover the center with a 3-inch stripe white frosting. Spoon the tinted frostings into separate resealable plastic bags with a small corner snipped. Pipe multiple lines of tinted frosting on either side of the white frosting. Decorate the white portion with M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for the Holidays.

• Calories per serving 390
• Total Fat 17 g
• Saturated Fat 5 g
• Trans Fat 0 g
• Cholesterol 35 mg
• Sodium 260 mg
• Carbohydrates 54 g
• Dietary Fiber 1 g
• Sugars 39 g
• Protein 3 g
• Vitamin A 0%DV
• Vitamin C 0%DV
• Calcium 0%DV
• Iron 0%DV