Smartie Cake

I made this for my dad's birthday. I sorta messed up on the ingredients but it turned out REALLY good. I GOT THE MAIN CAKE RECIPE FROM 'BETTER HOMES NEW COOKBOOK "PINK EDITION"

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 12-16
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• cake

• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 3  eggs
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 3⁄4 cups sugar
• 1 1⁄2 tablespoons vanilla
• 1 1⁄4 cups milk
• 2  cups  smarties candies

Directions

1. preheat oven to 375 F and grease the desired cake pans.
2. mix flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl. set aside.
3. in a different bowl, butter with an electric mixer wile gradually adding sugar. result will be a light a fluffy mixture.
4. after beating for 2 mins, add eggs one at a time.
5. add vanilla.
6. alternately add milk and flour mixture, add smarties and beat well.
7. bake:.
8. 2x9in=20-25mins.
9. 2x81/2in=30-35mins.
10. 1x13x9x2=25-30mins.
11. cool completely and ice.
12. add smarties to cake and frost as desired.