which an aperture is formed to threadably receive the fuse line and wherein the fuse line is provided with end members to prevent the candles from sliding off of the fuse line application_number US 7863593 A description referring more particularly to fig1 there is shown a pictorial view of a cake generally indicated at 10 on which is mounted a multiplicity of birthday candles 12 there are ten candles 12 which are illustrated as being arranged in a straight row and interconnected or threaded by a fuse line 14 it is important to note nevertheless that any number of candles may be used whereby various arrangements of the candles can be employed to define almost any desired configuration that is candles 12 can be arranged on surface 16 of the cake so as to provide an overall heart shape design a circular or triangular arrangement or even letters of the alphabet many other arrangements and designs are contemplated when two or more strings of candles are used in conjunction with each other however for simplicity a single straight line arrangement is shown in fig1 the candles can be of any common variety having a suitable wax body member 18 of between 55 to 65 mm long and a body.