Candy Cane Cake

Total Time: 9 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 9 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 36 peppermint candies
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 3 cups self-rising flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup shortening (i prefer crisco)
• 4 egg whites

Recipe

• 1 soak the candies in the milk overnight.
• 2 when candies are dissolved, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. prepare 2-9" cake pans.
• 3 combine the wet ingredients with the dry, mixing well, but not overbeating.
• 4 bake for approximately 45 minutes or a toothpick comes out clean. cool in pans for 10 minutes, then invert to a wire rack. cool completely. frost with vanilla icing and decorate with mini candy canes.