Party Like it's 2 99: Light Up a Cake with LED Candles

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Ingredients

  • 1 multimeter
  • Batteries (9-V or AA or AAA will work, but the type of battery you use depends on the design of your circuit: see steps 1 –3)
  • LEDs of the same color, check required voltages
  • 1 Electronics breadboard (recommended; can be found at RadioShack)
  • 1 frosted cake
  • Shoestring licorice (preferably a sticky version, such as Twizzlers Pull-n-Peel)
  • Edible silver or varak leaf

    • Description

    Recipe For A Birthday Cake With L.E.D. Lights From The Splendid Table's Recipe Box, An Extensive Compilation Of Cooking, Baking, And Entertaining Recipes From American Public Media's The Splendid Table. Hosted By Lynne Rossetto Kasper, The Splendid Table

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