Peppermint Chocolate Cake Recipe

Name: Peppermint Chocolate Cake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 piece Chocolate Cake (1 chocolate cake recipe); 1 cup Unsalted Butter (1 cup butter (, softened)); 3 cup Icing Sugar (3 - 4 cups confectioner’s sugar (sifted) — up to 4); 1 tsp Peppermint Extract (1 teaspoon peppermint extract); 0 pieces Kosher Salt (pinch kosher salt); 2 tbsp Whole Milk (2-3 tablespoons milk (heavy cream, or half-and-half) — up to 3); ½ cup Peppermint Bark (1/2 cup chopped peppermint bark (for garnish (optional))) — optional

Peppermint Chocolate Cake Recipe - Dessert (American)

60 minAmerican

Servings24

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Steps

1Prepare chocolate cake as instructed. Allow to cool completely. As cake is cooling, prepare peppermint buttercream frosting.
2Peppermint Buttercream Frosting
3Place softened butter into the bowl of a stand mixer that has been fitted with the paddle attachment. Turn the mixer on a medium setting and cream the butter until it is smooth and has lightened in color, about 3 minutes.
4Add confectioner’s sugar, ½ a cup at a time. After each cup has been incorporated, turn the mixer onto the highest speed setting and for about 10 seconds to lighten the frosting.
5Add peppermint extract and a pinch of salt and combine until well-incorporated.
6Add milk, heavy cream or half-and-half until the frosting has reached the preferred consistency. For a firmer frosting, add more confectioner’s sugar, a ¼ cup at a time. For a softer frosting, add more milk or cream, a tablespoon at a time.
7Frost cake and sprinkle chopped peppermint bark on top of cake as garnishment (optional).