Chocolate Mint Cake
This is a delectable dessert that combines the rich, indulgent flavor of chocolate with the refreshing taste of mint. We recommend using high quality cocoa powder and chocolate for deeply chocolate flavor.
Chocolate Mint Cake
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Ingredients
Cake
- 1 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 3/4 cup Dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1 3/4 cup Granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
- 2 Large Eggs Room temperature
- 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp Peppermint extract
- 3/4 cup Buttermilk Room temperature
- 3/4 cup Hot water
Frosting
- 1 1/2 cups Unsalted butter Room temperature
- 4 cups Powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp Milk
- 1 tsp Peppermint extract
- 3-4 Drops Green Gel Food Coloring
- 4 oz Dark or Semisweet Chocolate finely chopped
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350F and prepare two 8″ round cake pans. Coat in nonstick cooking spray and place a parchment paper round at the bottom of each pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar and oil, then by the eggs, vanilla, and peppermint extract.
- Alternating with the dry ingredients and buttermilk, combine. Once smooth, stir in the hot water. The batter should be very thin now.
- Divide batter between cake pans. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick in the center of each cake comes out clean.
- Allow the cakes to cool in their pans for about 30 minutes, then turn the cakes out onto a cooling rack and chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour.
Frosting
- In a large bowl using a hand or stand mixer with the whisk attachment, mix the butter until smooth.
- Mix in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time, followed by the milk and extract.
- Mix in green food coloring, just until you get a light green pastel color.
- Scoop up about 1/2 cup of the chocolate with your hands and gently shake off any powdered bits. Fold into the buttercream and leave the remaining chocolate for decoration.
- Level off the cake layers if needed. Then spread an even layer of buttercream between each cake and chill for about 30 minutes to set. Then slather a thick layer of buttercream all around the outside and smooth out with an offset spatula.
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This is the cocoa powder we recommend for this recipe.
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