"Be the belle of the ball with this one-of-a-kind cake."

couture cake

Prep Time: 20 min.
Bake Time: 50 min.
Decoration Time: 30 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
Yield: Makes 24 servings.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line the 9 x 13-inch cake pan with foil paper and grease.
2. Prepare the cake mix according to package instructions. Transfer batter to prepared cake pan. Bake for approximately 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven, transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely.
3. Cut the cake in half, making two equal rectangles 9 x 6 1/2 inches. Spread a thin layer of vanilla frosting on top of one half and sandwich the two halves. Use the printable template to cut the cake into a purse shape. Stand the cake up, use the photo as your guide. Tint the vanilla frosting a bright pink and frost the entire cake.
4. Spoon chocolate frosting into a resealable plastic bag fitted with a ribbon pastry tip and using the photograph as guide, pipe the lines on the outer edges of the cake. Attach yellow M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies along the chocolate lines.
5. Fit the resealable bag with a small round pastry tip and pipe the stitches. Detail the pockets with an outside line of strawberry frosting and an inside line of chocolate frosting. Place a MILKY WAY® Minis as a buckle.
6. Insert 1 toothpick at each end of the chocolate licorice twists and insert into the top of the cake as handle.
Tip: If you do not have a ribbon tip, use any pastry tip to detail the purse.