Chocolate Mint Cake

Recipe Ingredients

		Cake
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Flour
1/3 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Cocoa powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Baking soda
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Sugar
1/3 cup	65g / 2.3oz	Shortening
1		Egg
1 teaspoon	5ml	Peppermint extract
2/3 cup	157ml	Milk - cold
		Frosting
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Powdered sugar - sifted
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter or margarine
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Peppermint extract
2 tablespoons	30ml	To 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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