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KIT KAT® Chocolate Layer Cake

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
Bake:
30 Min.
Prep:
30 Min.
Skill Level:
Beginner
Yields:
1 cake

Who wants a regular chocolate cake when you can have a KIT KAT® chocolate cake? Our KIT KAT® cake recipe is a real upgrade! With a ring of KIT KAT® bars layering the outside and crumbled candy pieces on the inside for some extra crunch, this KIT KAT® cake will be the hit of any party. But enjoying a chocolate cake with KIT KAT® candy bars doesn’t have to use only chocolate ingredients. Create a unique KIT KAT® cake design with white creme bars or KIT KAT® DUOS wafer bars. Everyone will be asking for your KIT KAT® cake recipe after just one bite.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
30 minutes
Bake Time
30 minutes
Cool Time
1 hour 30 minutes

BAKE MODE:

Prevent your screen from going dark while you bake.

Ingredients

  • 2
    chocolate cake layers (9-inch)
  • 1 1/4 cups
    chocolate frosting (ready-to-spread or homemade)
  • 1 1/4 cups
    vanilla frosting (ready-to-spread or homemade)
  • KIT KAT® Bars White or Milk Chocolates for garnish Additional (any size)
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Directions

Equipment Needed 
Oven Oven
Baking Pans 9-Inch Round Baking Pans
Bowl bowl
Measuring Cups Measuring Cups
Mixer Mixer
Rubber Scraper Rubber Scraper
Wire Rack Wire Rack
1

Prepare your favorite chocolate cake following the package or recipe directions for two 9-inch layers; cool completely.

Tip

Any flavor cake can be baked if you don't want chocolate.

2

Stir together chocolate frosting and vanilla frosting until thoroughly blended. Frost cake.

3

Remove wrappers from chocolate bars; break into sticks along the natural breaking points. Trim sticks to match height of frosted cake; set aside pieces cut off. Arrange the trimmed sticks along the outside of the cake.

4

Garnish center of cake with the reserved chocolate bar trimmings along with additional bars, broken into irregular length pieces.

Additional questions?