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Mint Chocolate Cake Recipe

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My husband works for a mint farmer, so I'm always looking for recipes with mint in them. I received this recipe at my bridal shower. My friend wrote "Easy and pretty" on the top corner of the recipe card - and it's so true.

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Mint Chocolate Cake Recipe

Prep: 15 min. + chilling Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Yield: 20-24 Servings

15 25 40

Ingredients

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
3 drops green food coloring
TOPPING:
1-1/2 cups milk chocolate chips
6 tablespoons butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

Directions

Prepare cake batter according to package directions, using a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
In a large bowl, combine the frosting ingredients until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.
For topping, in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and butter; stir until smooth. Stir in extract. Spread over frosting. Refrigerate until set. Yield: 20-24 servings.

Originally published as Mint Chocolate Cake in Country Extra March 2001, p49

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Reviewed on May. 19, 2013 by tinalarson

This cake was a hit! In stead of making a flat cake, though, I made a two-layer cake with the mint frosting and chocolate on both layers, and there was plenty of the chocolate for both the inside layer AND to cover the outside of the cake. I will definitely make it again.

Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2013 by crash9875

I make this dessert often for church suppers. It is always a huge hit!

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2013 by sheryl.graves23

It was delicious. The green frosting was thick and caused the cake to crumble so I put a tablespoon on each piece and spread it evenly with a wet spoon. The melted choc was a little thin and messy. I needed to cool it a bit before using it. Maybe that step should be first and it would be ready to spread at the end.

Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2013 by clarionmeg

Easy to make andyummy. The earlier reviews are correct, the mint frosting was rather thin but still covered thecake and was yummy!

Reviewed on Feb. 02, 2013 by chef051

So easy and delicious!

Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2011 by 1275

This cake was great. It tasted so rich and it was SO good. Instead of using a cake mix, I used a chocolate cake recipe. It is really good heated up or chilled; room temperature is a little boring. When the cake is heated up it tastes exactly like a brownie sundae with mint chocolate chip ice cream!

Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2011 by beckihomecki

This cake is really good. Made it for my small group and everyone loved it. The green frosting is easy to make, but it does come out on the thin side. It reminded me of the candy Andes mints. If you desire more mint frosting, adjust the ingredients to make 1 and a half batches or just double it. For sure going to be making this again.

Reviewed on Mar. 12, 2011 by dexterjc

Not sure this recipe is written correctly. When I tried to make the green frosting layer, I got a dry, lumpy, impossible to mix mess. I had to search the internet for other recipes to try to salvage it. Should the 6 T. of butter listed with the topping ingredients should have been included with the frosting ingredients? My final product tasted fine, but the green layer was very thin and looked nothing like the photo shown.

Reviewed on Jan. 15, 2011 by ryan mcg

When I first made this recipie I made a big mistake by accidently using a 15-in x 13-in pan(too big!) The cake turned out too thin because of my mistake so I doubled the green mint frosting. It was delicious! Very easy and fun to make and my family loved it.

I liked to eat it with a little mint chocolate chip icecream. Perfect!

Reviewed on Jul. 02, 2010 by StephanieLMonroe

I have made this three times recently. After making it the first time, I have made it a point to keep all of the ingredients for this cake in the house at all times...and it's a good thing...we had unexpected company for Memorial Day and I was able to whip this up in no time. They all loved it and asked for the recipe!

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