Peppermint Layer Cake

Peppermint Layer Cake is a soft white cake loaded with peppermint. Perfect for the holiday season!

I’m kinda proud of myself this holiday season.

My Christmas shopping is done. Well, sorta. All my kids gifts are done with the exception of their stocking stuff. The kids are the major part of my shopping and to get it done this soon before Christmas is a huge accomplishment for me. I’m usually running out the week before and cursing myself that nothing is left to buy them.

This year, Amazon was my best friend. I started before Thanksgiving and got tons done. Yay!

All I have left is some extended family members. I will say it again..yay!

How about you? How is your holiday shopping going?

With all this holiday talk, it’s a good time to mention this fab cake. It’s a total holiday cake.Of course, you don’t have to make it for a holiday. It could just be a normal Thursday afternoon and you need peppermint cake.Whatever floats your boat.

This cake is a total peppermint-lovers dream.

It doesn’t show up that great in the bottom picture (sorry about that), but, the middle layer is filled with frosting and crushed peppermint candies, then, we have also sprinkled the whole top with the peppermint candies too.  Add in the peppermint flavoring to the cake and frosting and you have yourself one big peppermint-palooza.

It’s so good and as previously mentioned, it’s a great cake for the holidays. It really adds a nice little flavor kick to an ordinary white cake.

Peppermint Layer Cake

Erin Table for Seven

A soft white cake loaded with peppermint. Perfect for the holiday season!

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Prep Time 1 hour hr

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins

Course Cakes

Cuisine American

Servings 10

Calories 463 kcal

Ingredients

  

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FOR CAKE:

• box of white cake mix
• ⅓ cup butter melted
• 1 cup milk
• 3 egg whites
• ¼ cup water
• 1 tablespoon peppermint extract
• 1 ½ cups crushed peppermint candies

FOR FROSTING:

• ½ cup 1 stick butter, softened
• 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 2-9 inch round cake pans.
• In a mixing bowl, add in dry white cake mix. Then, add in melted butter, egg whites, milk, water and peppermint extract. Mix until well combined.
• Pour evenly into prepared pan.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
• Let cakes cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.
• Then, cool completely before frosting.

FOR FROSTING:

• Beat butter until fluffy. Gradually, add in powdered sugar. Then, add in milk and peppermint.
• Adding/subtracting milk to achieve desired consistency.
• Frost bottom layer on cake. Then, sprinkle with 1/2 of crushed peppermint pieces.
• Top with remaining layer of cake and frost.
• Sprinkle top of cake with remaining peppermint candies.

Nutrition

Calories: 463kcalCarbohydrates: 76gProtein: 2gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 44mgSodium: 148mgPotassium: 64mgSugar: 66gVitamin A: 517IUCalcium: 40mgIron: 0.04mg

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