How to Make an Easy Nerf Gun Cake

Easy fun cakes are a staple around our house for birthdays and this Easy Nerf Gun Cake is no exception. This Kit Kat cake is always a hit and perfect for any Nerf War Birthday Party.

A Nerf Gun Birthday Party was the perfect theme for my 8 year old son’s birthday party. Need more Nerf Birthday Party ideas then make sure you check out the free printable Nerf Birthday Party Invitations, and Nerf Wars Party Games and Favours.

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This cake mix birthday cake is impressive and feeds a crowd. You read that right, this delicious looking cake is made with box cake mix. If you want to bake 2 – 8 inch round cakes from scratch by all means go for it, but I am a box cake mix kind of mom. And you can make amazing cakes from boxed cake mix, including this adorable Triceratops Dinosaur birthday cake.

Now that you have your Nerf Cake picked out, if you need some Nerf guns here are some of the ones my kids loved:

Nerf Ultra Four – Amazon Canada, Amazon.com
Nerf Elite Commander 2.0 – Amazon Canada, Amazon.com
Nerf Fortnight SMG-E – Amazon Canada, Amazon.com

Don’t forget to pick up any Nerf Birthday Party Supplies that you need Amazon Canada and Amazon.com have a good selection.

What you need for an Easy Nerf Gun Cake:

Box of cake mix baked into 2 – 8 inch round cakes
2 containers of frosting, I used chocolate
12 Kit Kat Bars
400g Bag of M&Ms
Nerf Dart (a clean one!)
Toothpick
Ribbon

How to Make an Easy Nerf Gun Cake

Bake the two 8 inch round cakes according to package instructions. Allow to cool before icing
Place 1 cake on your cake board, I put strips of wax paper around the edges so that I can slide it out once it is iced and keep the cake board clean. Iced the top of the first cake.
Add the second layer on top, and frost the entire cake liberally.
Break the Kit kats in half so each piece has 2 “sticks” of kit kat. Carefully place the kit kats around the cake. Press gently into the icing on the sides of the cake. Tie a ribbon around the kit kats in a bow.
Separate the yellow, orange and blue M&Ms into bowls
Start in the centre and make a small circle using yellow M&Ms
Continue a to decorate the top of the cake with a ring of Orange M&M’s
Finish off the top of the cake with blue M&M’s
Using a strong toothpick or skewer push into the foam part of the dart and place into the cake
Serve and enjoy by cutting into slices with 2 kit kats per piece.

If you are looking for a Nerf Gun Birthday Cake then look no further. This cake makes at least 20 servings when cut into 2 kit kat sticks per slice. This cake is EASY, there are no special pans or tools required. Watch for sales leading up to your Nerf wars party to pick up the Kit Kats and M&M’s .

Those left over M&M’s make for a great after party snack or can be baked into cookies or other goodies.

And the Nerf Cake Topper can’t be any easier then the one on this cake! Make sure you have a clean dart or grab one out from one of your new nerf guns to use before the kids start sending them flying.