Chocolate Cake With Mint Frosting

Submitted by Atomic Girl Cooks

"An old recipe of my mom's. How can you go wrong with dark chocolate cake and minty icing?"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Serves: 9

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup cocoa
• 3⁄4 cup hot water
• 1 cup flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2⁄3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon instant coffee
• 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs, yolks and whites separated
• 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1⁄3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter, very soft
• 2 cups icing sugar
• 2 1⁄2 tablespoons table cream
• 1⁄4 teaspoon peppermint extract
• green food coloring
• chocolate sprinkles

directions

1. Stir cocoa and hot water over heat until blended. Remove from heat and beat until smooth. Let cool.
2. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, 2/3 cup sugar, and instant coffee. Make a well in the centre and add oil, cooled cocoa mixture, and egg yolks. Beat until batter is smooth.
3. Add cream of tartar to egg whites and beat until foamy. Gradually add the 1/3 cup sugar and beat until whites are very stiff. Fold into batter evenly.
4. Bake in 8 x 8 square pan at 325 for 30 minutes.
5. For the frosting, combine butter, icing sugar, cream, peppermint extract, and a couple of drops of green food colouring until smooth. Frost cooled cake and decorate with chocolate sprinkles.