def _create_cfn_parameters(parameters_dict: dict) ->list:
    """
    Converts a dict of key/value pairs into cloud formation list of dicts
    :parm dict parameters_dict: parameters_dict dictionary to be converted to cfn parameters_dict
    :return: list of dicts formatted for cloud formation Parameters
    """
    result = list()
    if not parameters_dict:
        return result
    for key in parameters_dict.keys():
        result.append({'ParameterKey': key, 'ParameterValue':
            parameters_dict[key]})
    return result
