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Firecrackers
Bang! These eye-popping little cakes are worthy of a noisy celebration. They're so easy to make, you can get help from little ones.
Prep time: 30 min.
Baking time: 30 min.
Decoration time: 20 min.
Difficulty: Moderate
What you'll need:
- 1 bag M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies
- 1 16-oz. can prepared vanilla frosting
- 1 box 16-oz. pound cake mix
- 1 bag regular fruit twists
- Butter or solid shortening
- Waxed paper
- 8 6-oz. aluminum juice cans
What to do:
- From the waxed paper, cut 4 x 6-1/2-inch rectangles and 2-inch circles.
- Liberally brush the insides of the juice cans with the butter.
- Line the cans with the waxed paper, by first pressing the circles into the bottom and then lining the inner sides with the rectangles.
- Prepare the cake mix and fill the juice cans about three-quarters full.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes.
- Once baked, cool the cakes for 10 minutes and then remove and unmold them. Cool the cakes completely before decorating.
- Ice the cakes. Decorate the sides and top with M&M'S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies.
- Cut the fruit twists into 1-inch-long thin pieces and insert them as fuses.
