Very Minty Chocolate Cake with Mint Frosting
Very Minty Chocolate Cake with Mint Frosting recipe
Yield
16 servingsPrep
30 minCook
30 minReady
2 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| cake | |||
| 1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
baking powder
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
baking soda
|
|
| ¾ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
butter
|
|
| 1 | large |
eggs
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
mint extract
|
*
|
| ⅔ | cup |
milk
cold |
|
| frosting | |||
| 2 | cups |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
butter
or margarine |
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
mint extract
|
*
|
| 2 to 3 | tablespoons |
milk
|
|
| 2 | drops |
food coloring
green |
*
|
|
chocolate covered mint candies
thin, halved |
* | ||
|
mint chocolate chip ice cream
optional |
* | ||
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| cake | |||
| 237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 79 | ml |
cocoa powder
|
|
| 5 | ml |
baking powder
|
|
| 2.5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
baking soda
|
|
| 177 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 79 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 5 | ml |
mint extract
|
*
|
| 158 | ml |
milk
cold |
|
| frosting | |||
| 473 | ml |
powdered sugar
sifted |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
butter
or margarine |
|
| 1.3 | ml |
mint extract
|
*
|
|
milk
|
|
||
| 2 |
food coloring
green |
*
|
|
| 1 | x |
chocolate covered mint candies
thin, halved |
* |
| 1 | x |
mint chocolate chip ice cream
optional |
* |
Directions
Stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda.
Beat together sugar and butter on high speed of mixer until fluffy.
Beat in egg and peppermint extract.
Add dry ingredients to creamed mix, alternating with milk, beating well after each addition.
Pour into greased and floured 9 inch round cake pan.
Bake at 350℉ (180℃) F for 25 to 30 minutes or until cake tests done.
Cool 10 minutes.
Turn out onto rack to cool completely.
For frosting, beat together the sugar, butter, extract and enough milk to make spreadable consistency.
Tint frosting green.
Place cake layer on serving platter.
Frost top and sides of cake.
Decorate with mint halves.
Serve with ice cream.
