This Candy Cane Chocolate Cake is the perfect dessert for the holiday season. The rich and moist chocolate cake is topped with a creamy peppermint frosting and crushed candy canes for a festive touch. It's a delightful blend of sweet, minty, and chocolatey flavors that everyone will love.
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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2 cups sugar
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0.75 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
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2 tsp baking powder
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0.5 tsp baking soda
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1 tsp salt
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1 tsp espresso powder
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1 cup milk
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0.5 cup vegetable oil
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2 eggs
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2 tsp vanilla extract
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1 cup boiling water
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0.5 cup butter
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0.25 cup heavy cream
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2 cups powdered sugar
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0.5 tsp peppermint extract
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8 candy canes
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Combine dry ingredients
Add wet ingredients
Bake
Prepare frosting
Frost cake
Decorate with candy canes
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Preheat oven to 350°F
In a large bowl, mix together flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and espresso powder
Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to flour mixture and mix together
Pour in boiling water to the mixture and mix well
Pour the batter into a greased baking pan and bake for 30-35 minutes
While the cake is baking, prepare the frosting by beating together butter, heavy cream, powdered sugar, and peppermint extract
Once the cake has cooled, spread the frosting evenly over the cake
Crush the candy canes and sprinkle them over the frosting
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