How to Make a Kit Kat Candy Cake

I know these Kit Kat Candy Cakes are all over the internet, but every time I make one, I’m always surprised at how many people have never seen them!  So today, I thought I’d do a tutorial showing you how easy it is to make one of these impressive cakes!

For today’s cake, I thought it would be fun to make it a little Goldfish Pond, but you could also fill it completely with candy – see my son’s Kit Kat M&M’s cake here – or decorate it for a pool or beach themed party!    The possibilities are endless.

Here’s what you’ll need:

• A round cake – I used a 7″ for this tutorial but any size will do!
• Kit Kats (formula below to figure out how many you’ll need)
• Frosting
• Other Candy for decorations
• Ribbon

Start with your two layers of cake filled.  I used a 7″ round cake and filled it with vanilla buttercream.

Frost the cake.  Make sure to get plenty of fresh buttercream around the sides!  That’s what will help the Kit Kats to stick!

Add Kit Kats all around the sides.  They’re easier to work with if you break them into sections of 2 sticks.   I have to tell you… you’re probably going to need more Kit Kats than you think!

Here’s a formula to figure out how many:   Size of your round cake (in inches) multiplied by 3.14 divided by 2.5 (the width of a full-size Kit Kat).

Here’s the numbers from my cake; it was 7 inches round.  I did 7 x 3.14 = 21.98.  Then 21.98/2.5 = 8.79.  Round that number up… so I needed 9 Kit Kat candy bars.   I actually only used 8 plus one stick from another, but that’s why you should round UP!

Would you have guessed that you needed 9 Kit Kats?   It’s a lot huh!

Add a good pile of frosting in the center and spread it out.  If you’re going to be covering it with candy (such as this M&M’s filled one), then you can add as much or as little as you want because you’ll cover it up.

Since I was going to make a little Goldfish Pond cake, I made sure to get a good spread of blue buttercream for water!

I added little Goldfish and a ribbon and called it a day!   After it was baked, this cake took less than an hour to put together but it’s so cute and so versatile!

Have you ever made a Kit Kat Candy Cake?  I’d love for you to leave a comment!

Happy Caking!

Rose