Mint-Chocolate Chip Cake

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.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 752 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.

Step 2

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.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

Frost cooled cake with pure mint frosting without chocolate chips. Place cake in the refrigerator to set.

Step 6

Meanwhile, combine chocolate squares and butter in a double boiler; stir until thoroughly melted. Remove from heat. Stir ganache vigorously to a smooth consistency.

Step 7

Remove cake from the refrigerator. Cover entire cake with ganache; return to the refrigerator and allow to completely set, about 30 minutes.

Step 8

Remove set cake from the refrigerator. Frost sides of cake with mint chocolate chip frosting.