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Chocolate Mint Cake

Chocolate Mint Cake

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READY IN 3hours
PREP TIME 20 minutes
COOK TIME 2hours 30minutes
SERVINGS 16

Love chocolate and mint? You will love our chocolate mint cake. Add fresh mint to both the cake mix and icing to bring plenty of freshness and flavour. Simply decorate with sugared mint leaves for a very elegant look.

Ingredients

  • Filling - 2 packages (3 oz each) cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 tablespoon Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour 1 egg 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract 3 drops green food color
  • Cake - 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ devil's food cake mix 1/3 cup Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour 1 cup water 1/2 cup butter or margarine, melted
  • Chocolate and Mint Glaze - 2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips 1 teaspoon shortening 1 cup powdered sugar 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract 1 or 2 drops green food color 1 tablespoon corn syrup 3 to 4 teaspoons water

Directions

  • 1Heat oven to 325°F. Grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube cake pan, or spray with baking spray with flour. In small bowl, beat cream cheese with electric mixer on high speed until smooth and fluffy. Beat in granulated sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, 1 egg, 1/8 teaspoon peppermint extract and 3 drops food color until smooth; set aside.
  • 2In large bowl, beat cake mix, 1/3 cup flour, 1 cup water, the butter and 2 eggs on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes. Pour into pan. Spoon cream cheese filling over batter. Bake 44 to 52 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan 15 minutes. Turn pan upside down onto cooling rack or heatproof plate; remove pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • 3In 1-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips and shortening over low heat, stirring frequently, until melted; set aside. For glaze, mix powdered sugar, 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract, 1 to 2 drops food color, the corn syrup and enough of the 3 to 4 teaspoons water to make a thick glaze that can be easily drizzled. Drizzle over cake. Immediately spoon melted chocolate over glaze in 1/2-inch-wide ring. Working quickly, pull toothpick through chocolate to make swirls. Refrigerate until serving time. Store loosely covered in refrigerator.

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