A quick and easy kit kat birthday cake that looks super impressive but you can definitely do on your own!
A couple of years ago I made a Kit Kat birthday cake for a friend’s 13th birthday. It was girly and fun and I knew right away that I would make a boy version for one of my own kiddos someday.
My oldest turned 7 this year and asked for a real party with school friends for the first time. We were really excited for him and I decided this was the perfect time to remake the Kit Kat Cake! Besides, who doesn’t love their kids coming home in a sugar coma? 😉
Kit Kat Birthday Cake for a Boy’s Birthday
Kit Kat Birthday Cake
A quick and easy kit kat birthday cake that looks super impressive but you definitely do on your own!
Ingredients
- 1 boxed cake mix, any flavour
- Butter cream icing
- 10 Kit Kat bars
- m&m's or Smarties
- Gum balls
- Ribbon
Instructions
- Make cake as directed in two 9" rounds, trim the top of one to make a flat surface.
- Spread icing on the flat top and layer the other round on top. Icing generously all over.
- Push your kit kat bars into the sides. Hold them in place with a fun ribbon.
- Sprinkle the m&m's or Smarties over the top of the cake.
- Using a dab of butter cream icing, 'glue' the gum balls in place, between each kit kat stick.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
21Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 213Total Fat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 198mgCarbohydrates: 36gFiber: 1gSugar: 24gProtein: 2g
Nutrition information is estimated based on the ingredients and cooking instructions as described in each recipe and is intended to be used for informational purposes only. Please note that nutrition details may vary based on methods of preparation and origin of ingredients used.
For this cake I used a rainbow chip cake mix and the Kit Kat’s were actually the new Caramel and Mint bars. These came in multi pack sleeves of two bars each, as opposed the regular multi packs that have the full sized bars. Either way is fine, you’ll need about 40-42 individual sticks for a 9″ cake.
I went with a fun blue and red theme for my guy, and added in the yellow for a pop of colour! I like Wilton’s recipe for buttercream icing, and just tinted it a light blue colour. You won’t see the icing much, it just peeks out from underneath the candy so just pick something co ordinating.
To serve your birthday cake, cut pie shaped slices, two kit kats wide make a good serving size.
At the risk of a gender stereotyping backlash, you can view my ‘girl’ version of the Kit Kat cake as well, which really just means it was very pink! Feel free to use whatever colour you like for any gender.
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Grea job! I love how put together the cake looks – very cool indeed!
Thanks so much!
I have seen this recipe before, and it looks amazing. If I were not on Weight Watchers, I’d be tempted to try it.
ha ha yeah, you do NOT want to count points with this one!
That is awesome!! Very nice looking cake!
Thank you!
Definitely pulling this out for my sons 6th birthday! His brother’s (and dad) will love it, thanks for the yummy idea
let me know how you make out!
That cake is adorable – too much fun! I’d be diggin’ into that in a second. Nice job!
I nibbled away as I was making it!
Oh wow! Looks super yummy! I think I could pull this one off following your recipe! I suck at baking! LOL This looks super easy:)
super easy babe, you can do it!
This looks fabulous! I will attempt this for an upcoming party! Thx for the recipe!
Did you see the pink version I made earlier??
Oh my Gosh, what a colourful, fun cake! My little guys’ birthday is coming up and I may just attempt this!
it’s actually pretty easy! Give it a go!
I love the look of this cake (not to mention the ingredients!). It looks beautiful. Going to have to try this one. Never heard of the new bars, either…I’ll have to look for those. Thanks Jen!
Either version, Girl or Boy, are amazing. I am going to have to show this to my DD1 that is the backer in the house. She would love it. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
I have seen this on pinterest. I love how they look! Great job! I think i need to try this 🙂
Mmm! Hubs and DD made me one last year for my birthday.. simple and has that wow factor! Mine had malteasers on top… noms!
definitely has the wow factor but super easy to make!
That looks totally cool! I like the red one too. 🙂 Very creative – and very sweet! 🙂
the red and pink was so pretty!
Love these cakes; I did an Easter version for my middle daughters birthday and everyone loved it. Looks delicious!
OMG mini eggs on this would be awesome!!!!
Simple, but very nice!
This looks like an awesome cake and I love Kit Kat. I feel a diabetic coma coming on.