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Create a candy cake made out of your favorite candy bars for your next celebration. It is the perfect gift for the candy lover in your life.

Why You’ll Love This!
A candy cake usually cost less than $10 to make and can be customized for any event such as birthday cake, graduation gift or even a wedding.  It’s the perfect way to use up leftover halloween candy too.
They are perfect for that hard to buy for person too! The best part is there is no baking, no oven or no actual ingredients involved except candy!
Supplies Needed
- Candy Bars, 20 or so full size candy bars, depending on size of cake wanted. You can use Snickers, Milky Way bars, Kit Kats
- Metal Tin
- Cardboard Circle
- Foil
- Double Sided Tape
- Shredded Paper
How to Make a Candy Cake
- Cover cardboard circle with foil. Attach several strips of tape to top edge of largest tin.
- Place tin upside down (i.e. taped side down) in center of cardboard circle.
- Attach a smaller tin on top if desired using tape.
- Using strips of double sided tape, attach candy bars around bottom tin.
- Use several strips on each candy bar to make sure they adhere well.
- Keep adding candy bars around tin. Try not to eat any! 🙂
- Finish with bottom tin.
- Repeat on top tin with smaller candy bars.
- Add paper shred if desired.
- Add a paper strip on top.
- Tie a ribbon around the bottom of the cake.
- Add a fun toy or even a tiny blue pail filled with even more candy on top of the cake.
- Wrap in cellophane for the finishing touch and easy transport.
Who are you going to make your first candy cake for??
Just think of all the possibilities!
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su says
This is wonderful. A perfect gift for any occasion.I really love this. Thanks for sharing your idea.
Janice says
Love this idea. Was looking for a unique 30 year old birthday gift and here it is. Can’t wait to get started. Thank you
Coleen says
This is so neat! Thanks for the tutorial. I was looking up candy bar cakes (Ex. Milky way chocolate cake) and stumbled across these. Great way to get rid of, I mean ‘upcycle’ old cookie tins.
Susie francis says
I love your candy bar cake I am going to do one this weekend for my daughters sweet 16 Birthday she loves cany bars, thanks for a great idea!!
Susie Francis
Savannah says
My boyfriend travels all the time for his job and will not be home for his bday. I’ve been looking and looking for something to send him. This is the perfect idea! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity!