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Peppermint Chocolate Icing in the Cake Recipe

Peppermint Chocolate Icing In The Cake Recipe

Peppermint and chocolate are the perfect holiday flavor combination! Mix them together in this fun icing in the cake recipe.
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Course: Dessert
Keyword: cake, chocolate, dessert, holidays, peppermint
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Cooling time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Author: Tracy

Equipment

  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 1 1 box Devil's Food Cake Mix
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup milk - I used skim
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • ¾ tsp peppermint extract
  • 1 can Creamy Vanilla Frosting
  • 2 candy canes - crushed

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Mix cake mix, eggs, milk, peppermint extract and oil by HAND until well blended.
  • Add 3/4 of the frosting to the cake mixture and mix until well blended.
  • Pour the mixture into a well greased 12 cup bundt/angel food pan
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes to 1 hour/until done.
  • Cool for approx. 10 minutes then turn out on to plate.
  • Take the remainder of the frosting and put it in a microwave safe bowl and warm in 20 second increments until melted.
  • Drizzle the melted frosting over the cake.
  • Sprinkle crushed candy canes over the top of the cake.
  • Enjoy!

Notes

*Now, be warned, you must mix the ingredients by hand, NOT with a mixer, if you mix with a mix, the cake tends to over flow!
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