Sunday, July 5, 2009

Chocolate Mint Cake



I hope everyone had a safe and fun 4th of July.... So today I had this massive craving for chocolate that simply could not be ignored, you know the kind I speak of. I had all of the fixings to make a standard chocolate cake, but OH NO.... we did not stop there. I also had a few other items that I knew would take this simple cake to a whole new level of YUM!!! A big piece of cake along with a glass of cold milk and I was good to go.


Cake:

1 - Betty Crocker Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix
Water, Oil & Eggs

Filling:

1 - 4oz. - Serving White Chocolate Instant Pudding
2 C. - Milk
1/2 Tsp. - Peppermint Extract

Frosting:

1 - Betty Crocker Whipped Chocolate Frosting
1/2 C. - Andes Mint Baking Bits

Make according to box directions and bake at 350 degrees in a well sprayed glass cake pan or at 325 degrees if using a dark or non stick pan. After the cake is done baking remove from the oven and cool for 15 minutes. In a medium sized bowl beat together the pudding mix, milk and extract for about 2 minutes, when ready pour over the top of the cake and cover loosely with foil or plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours. When cool and the pudding is set frost carefully with the frosting and sprinkle on the candy bits. Keep loosely covered in the fridge.


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20 comments:

Anonymous said...

I just baked something like this a few days ago...with mint, but double chocolate! This looks So good, too, I'm keeping it!

Sonya said...

I love mint everything and this looks so good!

Donna-FFW said...

Choclate and mint, oh so good. Never thought to use andes in a frosting. Great idea. They only seem to pop up at Christmas time here. Damnit.

Deborah said...

Yum! I could go for a big slice of this for breakfast!

Anonymous said...

Chocolate and mint cake - wow, that sounds incredible!

Jo said...

Delicious and what can be better than chocolate and mint!

Jennifer said...

That looks great I love chocolate and mint together!

teresa said...

Chocolate and mint might be my very favorite combination, so I would probably dig face first into this cake! Delish!

Cathy said...

Nothing does it like a big piece of chocolate cake and a glass of milk. The mint makes it perfect.

Melody said...

I like the semi-homemade part of this recipe. i don't know that last time I made a cake from scratch! This looks insanely good. Thanks for the recipe!

Elizabeth said...

I love chocolate and mint. This combination looks killer!

grace said...

not only is this spectacularly easy, it'd also be up there on my favorite cake list. i LOVE mint and chocolate, and i think the andes mints on top is a great touch!

Selba said...

What a yummy chocolate mint cake!

Lisa said...

This cake looks delicious! I have a history of dressing up boxed cake mixes but I have never tried this combination before. I'm sure it is a winner.

Angela said...

That cake looks really good. I used to hate the combination of chocolate and mint but lately I'm really starting to like it.

Katherine Roberts Aucoin said...

Oh my Mary Beth! Thin mint cookies are one of my favorites, this cake would be like crack for me. I have to make this!

Karine said...

MmM mint and chocolate.... always a great combo!

Maria♥ said...

Wow, that looks heavenly! Mint and Chocolate are a great combo.

Maria
x

Jennifer said...

Marybeth this cake sounds great!! I love how simple the prep is, yet decadent it turns out!! I wish my husband loved mint with chocolate...

Jerri at Simply Sweet Home said...

That DOES look yummy! Wow!

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