Chocolate Peppermint Cake Recipe
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Chocolate Peppermint Cake pairs a rich chocolate pound cake with peppermint chocolate ganache and crushed peppermint candy topping. It's a festive, indulgent dessert with bright mint notes cutting through the chocolate. Perfect for holiday celebrations.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 16- ¼ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter, room temperature (3 sticks)
- 2 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 5 large eggs (room temperature)
- 2 ¼ cups sifted all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ teaspoon instant coffee powder
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ⅓ cups buttermilk (room temperature)
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons corn syrup
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ⅛- ¼ teaspoon pure peppermint extract
- Crushed holiday peppermint for garnish
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 100M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 1h 10m
- Sodium
- 118mg
- Total sugar
- 39g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 137mg
- Calcium
- 48mg
- Iron
- 2mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 118MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.