MINT-CHOCOLATE CHIP CAKE

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Don't be intimidated by the long ingredient list - this recipe includes the mint-chocolate chip cake, frosting, and ganache in one place! This impressive cake presents well and is great for a crowd, as a small piece goes a long way.

Provided by mrs.embee

Categories Desserts Cakes Chocolate Cake Recipes

Time 1h35m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 20

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
½ cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
1 cup boiling water
1 teaspoon peppermint extract
½ cup milk
1 cup butter, softened
1 (32 ounce) package confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon green gel food coloring, or as needed
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup butter, softened
10 (1 ounce) squares semisweet chocolate

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
Combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, vanilla extract, and peppermint extract; mix using an electric mixer until smooth. Whisk in boiling water. Pour batter into the prepared baking dish.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Let cake cool 10 to 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
While cake is cooling, combine milk and peppermint extract in a small bowl and set aside. Cream butter in a separate bowl using an electric mixer until smooth. Pour in confectioners' sugar and peppermint-milk mixture alternately while continuing to beat. Add green food coloring until frosting reaches desired color. Whip frosting on high until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Divide between two bowls. Stir chocolate chips into 1/2 the frosting using a spoon. Set mint-chocolate chip frosting aside.
Frost cooled cake with pure mint frosting without chocolate chips. Place cake in the refrigerator to set.
Meanwhile, combine chocolate squares and butter in a double boiler; stir until thoroughly melted. Remove from heat. Stir ganache vigorously to a smooth consistency.
Remove cake from the refrigerator. Cover entire cake with ganache; return to the refrigerator and allow to completely set, about 30 minutes.
Remove set cake from the refrigerator. Frost sides of cake with mint chocolate chip frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 751.6 calories, Carbohydrate 112.2 g, Cholesterol 70.8 mg, Fat 34.8 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 5.6 g, SaturatedFat 17.7 g, Sodium 453.1 mg, Sugar 96.4 g