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Peppermint Cake
20 Prep Time
minutes
30 Cook Time
minutes
50 Total Time
minutes
6 Serving
size
A vanilla cake with peppermint buttercream and bits of crushed peppermint candy in the filling.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup milk
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups flour (cake flour preferred)
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
For the frosting:
- 1 cup crushed peppermint candies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ cup shortening
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons milk
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
Preparation
- Grease 4 8” cake pans.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a bowl, combine the butter and granulated sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, and baking powder.
- Add the dry ingredients alternating with the milk, until the batter is smooth and creamy.
- Pour into prepared pans and bake 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool and remove from pans.
For the frosting:
- Using a stand mixer, combine the butter and shortening.
- Beat in the sugar and slowly add the milk, one tablespoon at a time until the frosting is creamy.
- Stir in the peppermint oil.
- Use the frosting to fill and frost the cake, sprinkling crushed candies between layers.
- Alternately, the candies may be added to the frosting as well.
- Serve with a tall glass of milk!
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