{"id":6347,"date":"2015-03-06T18:34:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T18:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=6347"},"modified":"2015-12-09T02:59:23","modified_gmt":"2015-12-09T02:59:23","slug":"chocolate-candy-box-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=6347","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Candy Box Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This cake is for chocolate lovers only. \u00a0In fact, you should probably be obsessed with chocolate in order to make this cake since every component has chocolate; from the chocolate cake with chocolate buttercream base, to the swirled chocolate wafer sticks wrapped around it, to the chocolate candy chunks on top!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wpYDnCm8dY8\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Making this cake is more of an exercise in self control, rather than decorating challenge. \u00a0It&#8217;s &#8220;Super Easy&#8221; on a scale of &#8220;Easy to Difficult&#8221;. \u00a0The self control comes in when you try to refrain from sampling all of the toppings prior to putting them on the cake!<\/p>\n<p>I found most of the chocolates at my local grocery store. \u00a0The Stikko wafers came from Bulk Barn, but I&#8217;ve seen similar products at the grocery store as well. \u00a0You can be as creative as you want with a design like this. \u00a0I originally had Smarties (ours are chocolate in Canada) and M&amp;M&#8217;s on the cake too, but I felt the colour distracted from the overall chocolaty appearance I was going for. \u00a0Try mixing in a variety of shades of chocolate, like how I used white, milk and dark. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0To make the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bbDAJZhpvbo\" target=\"_blank\"> chocolate cake<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=948maLMHQy0&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">chocolate buttercream<\/a>, make sure to follow my tutorial for both of those recipes.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Chocolate Candy Box Cake<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Ingredients:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>2 prepared 9&#8243; x 13&#8243; chocolate cakes, stacked and buttercream covered<\/li>\n<li>Round wafer sticks (such as Stikko) I used three containers.\u00a0(<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1aR3nTC\">Get them here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Bite sized Twix, Snickers, Rolo<\/li>\n<li>Hershey&#8217;s Drops- Cookies N Cream<\/li>\n<li>Lindt Lindor truffles<\/li>\n<li>Mini chocolate chip cookies\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Hershey&#8217;s Hugs\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Cadbury Marvellous Creations Jelly Popping Candy\u00a0(<a href=\" http:\/\/amzn.to\/1BWFxlA\">Get it Here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC_1900site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6360\" title=\"Chocolate Box Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC_1900site.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Box Cake\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC_1900site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC_1900site-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"docs-internal-guid-0333c963-1531-fedf-d250-4283669c78d2\" dir=\"ltr\">Procedure:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Prepare chocolate cakes, and cover in chocolate buttercream.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trim wafer sticks to about 1\/2\u2033 longer than the height of the cake, and place the trimmed wafers around the outside of the cake, going all the way around. \u00a0Secure with additional buttercream if required.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Using a toothpick, mark and divide the top of cake into eight equal sections.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Trim additional wafer sticks to cover all of the divide lines. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Fill each section with a single kind of chocolate candy. \u00a0Repeat until all sections are filled with your favourite chocolates!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Keep cake refrigerated and remove from fridge 3-4 hours prior to serving. Cake is best consumed within 2-3 days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"cadbury marvellous creations jelly popping candy\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/61E60XMmUlL._SL1000_-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">*If you haven&#8217;t tried the\u00a0<em>Cadbury Marvellous Creations Jelly Popping Candy<\/em>, you must! \u00a0There are pop rocks, and jelly bean type pieces in the milk chocolate bar. \u00a0When I first saw this chocolate bar, I bought it because it appeared to have chunks of colour inside, which is what I was looking for for this cake, but then when I actually tried a piece, I was in love! \u00a0Unfortunately. \u00a0You have to be a liker of Big Turks, or chocolate covered jube jubes though. \u00a0I&#8217;m not a huge fan of pop rocks, but there&#8217;s a pleasant surprise in your mouth when you come in contact with one! \u00a0I wish this was sponsored. \u00a0I could have a lifetime of exploding chocolate!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC_1862site.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6361\" title=\"Chocolate Bar Cake\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC_1862site.jpg\" alt=\"Chocolate Bar Cake\" width=\"602\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC_1862site.jpg 800w, https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/DSC_1862site-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 602px) 100vw, 602px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container\"><div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_target addtoany_list\" id=\"wpa2a_1\"><a class=\"a2a_button_facebook_like addtoany_special_service\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=6347\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_twitter_tweet addtoany_special_service\" data-count=\"none\" data-url=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=6347\" data-text=\"Chocolate Candy Box Cake\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_google_plusone addtoany_special_service\" data-annotation=\"none\" data-href=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=6347\"><\/a><a class=\"a2a_button_pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/add_to\/pinterest?linkurl=https%3A%2F%2Fcookiescupcakesandcardio.co%2F%3Fp%3D6347&amp;linkname=Chocolate%20Candy%20Box%20Cake\" title=\"Pinterest\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/icons\/pinterest.png\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Pinterest\"\/><\/a><a class=\"a2a_dd addtoany_share_save\" href=\"http:\/\/www.addtoany.com\/share_save\"><img src=\"https:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/plugins\/add-to-any\/share_save_171_16.png\" width=\"171\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\nwpa2a.script_load();\n\/\/--><\/script>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This cake is for chocolate lovers only. \u00a0In fact, you should probably be obsessed with chocolate in order to make this cake since every component has chocolate; 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