Chocolate Peppermint Cake
Ingredients
- 1 package chocolate cake mix I used triple chocolate fudge
- 1 package instant chocolate pudding mix 3.9 ounce
- 3 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1-1/4 cups milk
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1-1/2 cups peppermint baking chips
Icing
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 tbsp milk
- 1/2 tsp peppermint extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- In mixer bowl - combine cake mix, pudding mix, cocoa, milk, sour cream & eggs
- Beat on medium for approx 2 minutes
- Fold in peppermint chips
- Liberally spray tour bundt pan with Bakers Joy (this is particularly important if using a bundt pan with a lot of detail)
- Pour batter into sprayed pan
- bake 55-60 minutes or until cake springs back when pressed
- Allow to cool in pan on wire rack for 20 minutes
- Invert onto plate & allow to completely cool before adding icing
To make icing
- Combine all icing ingredients in small bowl & whisk well
- Drizzle over cake & sprinkle with additional peppermint baking chips if desired