• Bright Ideas
• on 09/16/2008

"Shake it up. This cake is music to the mouth."

maracas cake

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• Prep Time: 15 min.
• Bake Time: 45 min.
• Decoration Time: 30 min.
• Difficulty: Moderate
• Yield: Makes 18 servings.

• 1 box (16 oz.) pound cake mix
• 2 cream filled vanilla snack cakes
• 1 can (16 oz.) vanilla frosting
• Yellow and red food coloring
• 8 TWIX® Brand Caramel Cookie Bar Minis
• 1 ½ cups M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies
• 1 tube chocolate decorating frosting
• 2 (1-quart) glass ovenproof bowls

• 1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
• 2. Grease and flour the glass bowls.
• 3. Prepare pound cake mix according to package directions. Divide the batter evenly between the 2 bowls.
• 4. Bake until golden or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean (approximately 40-45 minutes). Remove from the oven, transfer to wire rack and cool for 15 minutes. Invert, remove bowls and let cool completely.
• 5. Cut 2 inches off each end of the snack cakes, discarding the middle. Set aside reserved ends.
• 6. Using the photo as a color guide, tint the vanilla frosting a brick orange using a combination of red and yellow food coloring.
• 7. To make the cakes, place cake rounds on serving platter with the flat side down. Arrange one cut piece of snack cake at the bottom of each round cake, pressing the cut side against the cake.
• 8. To make the handles, prepare 4 sets of 2 TWIX® Brand Caramel Cookie Bar Minis sandwiched together with chocolate frosting. Arrange 2 sets together as a handle for each cake. Place remaining snack cake at the bottom of the TWIX® Brand Caramel Cookie Bar Minis handle.
• 9. Frost cake and snack cake with tinted frosting. Decorate with M&M’S® (see image). Pipe the seam between the TWIX® Brand Caramel Cookie Bar Minis handles with the chocolate decorating frosting and line with M&M’S® Brand Chocolate. Candies

• Calories per serving 360
• Total Fat 14 g
• Saturated Fat 5 g
• Trans Fat 1 g
• Cholesterol 28 mg
• Sodium 97 mg
• Carbohydrates 57 g
• Dietary Fiber 1 g
• Sugars 44 g
• Protein 3 g
• Vitamin A 0%DV
• Vitamin C 0%DV
• Calcium 0%DV
• Iron 0%DV