Peppermint-Hot Chocolate Cake

Name: Peppermint-Hot Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 2 h 25 min
Cook time: 2 h 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams milk chocolate baking bar, chopped; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 237 milliliters butter, softened; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 4 larges eggs, separated; 473 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 473 milliliters sugar; 59 milliliters unsweetened cocoa; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters boiling water

Peppermint-Hot Chocolate Cake might be a good recipe to expand your dessert collection. One serving contains 426 calories, 6g of protein, and 23g of fat. This recipe serves 12. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of eggs, flour, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 2 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 35

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Oven

Grease and flour 3 (8-inch) round cake pans.

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All Purpose Flour

Pour boiling water over chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Stir until chocolate is melted and smooth. Cool to room temperature (about 30 minutes).

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Chocolate

Water

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Bowl

Beat butter at medium speed with a heavy-duty electric stand mixer until creamy; gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.

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Butter

Sugar

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Stand Mixer

Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition.

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Egg Yolk

Add melted chocolate and vanilla, beating until blended.

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Chocolate

Vanilla

Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; add to butter mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition.

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Buttermilk

Butter

All Purpose Flour

Beat egg whites at medium speed until soft peaks form; gently fold into batter.

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Pour batter into prepared pans.

Bake at 350 for 20 to 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks, and cool completely (about 40 minutes).

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Meanwhile, prepare Fudge Filling; spread between cake layers.

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Spread