Best Cake Ever!

About a year ago we found the following recipe in the news paper as an award winning cake. Ever since then, it’s become a family favorite! If you’re a fan of mint and chocolate then you’ll most definitely love it!

Chocolate Cake with Mint Whipped Frosting

1 Package (18.25 oz) devils food cake mix with pudding

1 cup sour cream

¾ cup water

½ cup vegetable oil

3 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla

2 ½ cups chilled heavy whipping cream

1/3 cup confectioner’s sugar

½ tsp peppermint extract

1. Place cake mix, sour cream, water, oil, eggs and vanilla in large mixing bowl. Blend with electric mixer on low speed for 1 minute. Increase mixer speed to medium and beat 2 minutes. Divide batter between 2 pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 28 to 32 minutes, or until cake springs back when lightly pressed with a finger. Cool 10 minutes in pans set on wire racks. Run dinner knife around edges of cakes and invert onto cooling rack.

2. Prepare frosting: In large bowl combine whipping cream, confectioner’s sugar and peppermint extract. Using electric mixer, beat until stiff peaks form. Place 1 cake layer right side up on serving plate. Spread top with frosting. Add second layer, right side up, and frost top sides of cake. Place cake in saver or cover with dome; refrigerate.

Decorating:

-Just for fun I always add a few drops of green food coloring in the icing so it looks like mint.

-If you really like chocolate, we like to take a Hershey’s bar (or any kind of milk chocolate) and shred it all over the cake with a cheese grater.

If you try it, be sure to let me know what you think!