Mint Chip Cakes
Delicious rich chocolate mint cake that tastes just like your favorite ice cream.
Servings: 12 Slices
Calories: 1302kcal
Equipment
- 3 9 inch round cake pans
- 3- 10 inch round cake boards
- mini angled spatula
- Large piping bags with star tip
Ingredients
- 2 boxes of white cake mix
- 6 large egg whites
- 2 C water
- 1 C Canola oil
- 1 tablespoon pure mint extract
- 2-4 drops of mint green food coloring
- 1 ½ C semi sweet chocolate chips
- Pam baking spray
Chocolate Frosting Ingredients
- 2 C unsalted butter softened
- 5 C powdered sugar
- ½ C Hershey Cocoa Powder
- 2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 3-6 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 2 C mini chocolate
- 1 package of waffle cone bowls broken into pieces
- 1 8 oz jar of Maraschino cherries
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray the 3 cake pans with pam baking spray
- Combine all cake ingredients into a standing mixer or large mixing bowl and beat until combined
- Mix in the semi sweet chocolate chips and mint food coloring
- Divide the batter between the 3 pans and bake in the oven for 28-32 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely before moving onto the cake board
- Using a cake leveler, remove the dome from the cakes to make even
- Using a standing mixer, beat together the butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and heavy whipping cream until combined, smooth and stiff with peaks
- Scoop ½ C of frosting into the piping bag
- Building the cake directions
- Using 1 cake layer on the cake board, scoop 1 C of frosting onto the top of the cake and spread evenly
- Place the second layer of cake on top of the first layer of frosting.
- Scoop another 1 C of frosting onto the second layer of cake and spread evenly.
- Place the last layer of cake on top
- Frost entire cake with the remaining chocolate frosting
- Scoop a handful of mini chocolate chips onto the bottom of the cake
- Pipe dollops of chocolate frosting around the top
- Place a broken piece of the waffle cone behind the frosting dollop
- Place a cherries into the center of the frosting dollop
- Sprinkle some mini chocolate chips around the top of the cake
- Cut and enjoy!
Notes
If you can't find waffle cone bowls at your grocery store, you can use regular waffle cones or even stroopwafel.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 1302kcal | Carbohydrates: 164g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 70g | Saturated Fat: 33g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 657mg | Potassium: 274mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 121g | Vitamin A: 1089IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 267mg | Iron: 4mg