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PEEPS® Candy Cane Red Velvet Cake
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PEEPS® Candy Cane Red Velvet Cake

Our PEEPS® Candy Cane Red Velvet Cake recipe is so fun and festive; your holiday guests will be in awe! We make it easy with delicious Duncan Hines® Signature Red Velvet cake and Creamy Chocolate Frosting and all you have to do is add sprinkles, candy canes and PEEPS® Brand Delights Peppermint Bark Flavored Marshmallow Chicks!

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TOTAL TIME
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SERVINGS
12
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INGREDIENTS

  • PAM® Baking Spray
  • 1 package (15.25 oz) Duncan Hines® Signature Red Velvet Cake Mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 container (16 oz) Duncan Hines® Creamy Chocolate Frosting
  • 1/2 cup red and white sprinkles
  • 6 PEEPS® Brand Delights Peppermint Bark Flavored Marshmallow Chicks
  • 12 each various size peppermint candy canes
  • 6 peppermint round candies
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INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray two 8-inch round pans with baking spray.
  2. Blend cake mixes, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes. Divide batter evenly into pans
  3. Bake 24 to 28 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks 15 minutes. Remove from pans and cool completely.
  4. Place one cooled cake layer on serving plate. Frost with a thin layer of chocolate frosting. Top with second cake layer and frost entire cake with remaining frosting.
  5. Decorate top and sides of cake with sprinkles. Place PEEPS® Marshmallow Chicks on top of cake. Poke candy canes into the top of the cake at varying heights and place round candies between each PEEPS® Marshmallow Chick. Slice your PEEPS® Candy Cane Red Velvet Cake and serve!

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