Description
Indulge in the ultimate candy-filled M&M drip cake, a show-stopping dessert that will impress any crowd. This colorful and delicious cake features layers of moist vanilla cake filled with a sweet surprise of M&M’s, topped with a rich chocolate ganache drip and extra M&M’s for decoration. Perfect for birthdays or special occasions!
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup whole milk
- Food coloring (optional, for colorful cake layers)
Additional:
- 2 cups M&M’s, plus extra for decorating
- 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
- 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
- 1 cup buttercream frosting (for crumb coat and decorating)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease/line three 8-inch round cake pans.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Cream Butter and Sugar: In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, then vanilla.
- Combine Wet and Dry: Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk, starting and ending with dry. Add food coloring if desired.
- Bake and Cool: Divide batter between pans, bake for 25-28 minutes, cool cakes completely.
- Assemble: Level cakes, cut hole in two layers. Stack layers with M&M filling, frost with buttercream, chill.
- Make Ganache: Heat cream, pour over chocolate, stir until smooth. Cool slightly.
- Decorate: Pour ganache over cake, top with M&M’s. Chill before serving.
Notes
- You can use boxed cake mix to save time.
- Experiment with different candies for the surprise center.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 580
- Sugar: 48g
- Sodium: 160mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 18g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 110mg
