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Chocolate Mint Cake

Courses: Dessert
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

  Cake
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozFlour
1/3 cup 36g / 1.3ozCocoa powder
1 teaspoon 5mlBaking powder
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlSalt
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlBaking soda
3/4 cup 148g / 5.2ozSugar
1/3 cup 65g / 2.3ozShortening
1   Egg
1 teaspoon 5mlPeppermint extract
2/3 cup 157mlMilk - cold
  Frosting
2 cups 396g / 13ozPowdered sugar - sifted
2 tablespoons 30mlButter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlPeppermint extract
2 tablespoons 30mlTo 3 - milk
2   Green food coloring
1   Chocolate covered mint - candies; halved
  Chocolate chip mint ice - cream (opt)

Recipe Instructions

Stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Beat together sugar and shortening 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" round cake pan.

Bake at 350F for 25-30 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.

Source:
Cooking Light Magazine, October 1996

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