First published at 17:07 UTC on June 26th, 2019.
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Chocolate Peppermint Cake (modified recipe from Miss Kay Robertson)
Cake
Ingredients
2 cups all purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
2 large eggs
1 tsp baking soda
1 ½ cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla extract
3 tbl unsweetened cocoa powder
2 sticks butter
1 cup water
1-2 drops of peppermint oil (this is done by taste and preference)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 F
Grease 12 inch round cake pan
In large bowl, sift together flour, sugar, and salt and set aside
In small bowl, beat eggs, then stir in baking soda, buttermilk, vanilla, and peppermint oil
Put the cocoa powder in a saucepan, add the butter, melt over med heat
Whisk in water, bring to boil, and pour over flour mixture
Add the egg mixture and mix thoroughly by hand
Pour the batter into the pan
Bake 20-25 mins until inserted toothpick comes out clean
Let cake cool 5 min and unmold onto a cooling rack
Let cool completely before splitting and icing
Split cake in two carefully with serrated knife
Put some icing on bottom half on the inside and start spreading until inside of the cake is covered and place top layer back on the cake
Ice the top of the cake and the sides
If icing gets too warm to work with, transfer to fridge to cool and out again and continue working
Once cake is completely covered in icing, top with broken pieces of peppermint sticks.
I break up my peppermint sticks in food processor
Icing
Ingredients
1 Stick butter
6 tbls evaporated milk
1 tbl whole milk
16 oz powdered sugar
3 tbls unsweetened cocoa
1 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
In a med saucepan, over low heat melt butter with both milks (do not boil), remove from heat and beat in sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla. Let cool completely.
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