christmas M&M cake

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• pinch salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 pkg(16 oz) red and green M&M
• icing, recipe follows
• whipped cream or bottled strawberry topping

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350. grease and flour 12-cup bundt or tube pan.

cream together butter and sugars until light. beat in eggs 1 at a time,, beating well, after each addition.

stir together flour, baking powder and salt.

mix together milk and vanilla.

add flour mixture and milk mixture alternately to the batter, ending with flour. stir in M&M's.

pile into prepared pan. bake 40-50 minutes. cool in pan 30 minutes. the chocolate will form a layer on top and the red and green M&M's will leave colorful trails throughout cake. drizzle icing over cake. serve with whipped cream, strawberry topping or both.

icing; beat 1 cup confectioners sugar, the juice of 1 lemon and 1-2 tsp water to make a spreadable glaze.