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Mini Chocolate Peppermint Cakes

December 31, 2010 3 Comments

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Mini Chocolate Peppermint Cakes, great little cake recipe with dark chocolate fudge and peppermint! Perfect for Christmas and New Year’s!

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Mini Chocolate Peppermint Cakes recipe, a great holiday or Christmas dessert. I was a little wrapped up with the holidays (no pun intended!) but happy to be back and looking forward to some non-dessert recipes next week.  BUT it’s still the holidays so here’s a great little cake! Looking for a bigger cake? Check out my Brownie Cake!

Mini Dark Chocolate Fudge Peppermint Cakes Recipe | SnappyGourmet.com

Doesn’t get much better than chocolate and peppermint, and these chocolate peppermint cakes are sure to put a smile on anyone’s face!  And did I mention this is a great recipe to use up some of those candy canes you probably have around the house right about now.

Yes, these little cakes are a bit of work, but check out my tips at the end of the recipe for some ideas to make this recipe quicker and easier if you’re in need of some shortcuts. A highly recommend using a round cookie cutter to cut out the cakes rather than trying to cut by hand!

Unfortunately, I didn’t get any good pictures of the process thanks to some technical difficulties and two small children home on winter break, but was able to get a few pictures of the finished product.

Mini Dark Chocolate Fudge Peppermint Cakes Recipe | SnappyGourmet.com

Happy New Year!


Hope you enjoy these fun Mini Chocolate Peppermint Cakes!

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Mini Chocolate Peppermint Cakes

Mini Chocolate Peppermint Cakes with a peppermint filling and topped with a chocolate glaze.
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 18 minutes
Yield 14 cakes (about)
Author Lisa Huff

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 10 eggs yolks & whites separated
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup unsweetened dark cocoa powder
  • 1 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon instant coffee
  • 3/4 cup hot water

Frosting Filling:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (regular or reduced fat), softened
  • 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
  • 5-6 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 candy canes finely crushed

Dark Chocolate Glaze:

  • 1/3 cup + 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup

Candy Cane Candy (for decorating, optional)

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter or lightly spray 2 large 12x18-inch baking sheets with sides with nonstick spray. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper then butter again or lightly spray with nonstick spray.
    • In a large mixing bowl beat egg yolks and 2 cups sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until well combined; beat in vanilla. In a small bowl whisk together flour cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt until mixed. Stir coffee into water until dissolved. Alternated adding flour mixture and coffee into eggs/sugar mixture while beating with electric mixer on low speed just until combined.
    • In a separate large mixing bowl beat egg whites with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold into cake batter until just combined.
    • Spread batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for about 14-18 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool slightly then run a knife along edges of pan to loosen cake. Turn cake over on work surface and remove parchment paper. Cool completely then using a 3-inch round biscuit or cookie cutter (or sharp knife) cut out cake into circles.
    • Prepare frosting by mixing together butter and powdered sugar in a large mixing bowl with electric mixer on medium speed. Beat in peppermint extract. Beat in powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until desired consistency.
    • Place a cake layer on work surface, top with frosting, then sprinkle with crushed candy canes, top with another cake layer and repeat with frosting, then candy canes, then top with a third cake layer. Repeat with remaining cake, frosting, and crushed candy canes. If there are any crushed candy canes left, sprinkle around sides of cakes.
    • Place heavy cream in a microwave safe bowl and microwave on high power in 30 second intervals until very hot and bubbly. Pour over chocolate chips in a bowl and stir together with corn syrup until smooth. (If mixture is not completely melted, microwave on half power in 15 second intervals, stirring after each interval, until smooth.) Cool slightly then spoon over tops of each cake. Store cakes in refrigerator until ready to serve. Cover cakes if storing for more than a few hours. Top with candy cane candy if desired before serving.
    • Makes about 14 cakes (your yield may vary slightly depending on how closely you cut your cake circles)

    Notes

    SNAPPY TIPS: The cake, frosting, and glaze can be made ahead of time and refrigerated then assemble cakes at a later time. Bring frosting to room temperature to soften before spreading on cakes and microwave glaze on half power in 15 second intervals until spreadable consistency. An alternative if you don’t want to make a homemade cake would be to follow the directions on a boxed cake mix for cupcakes, then cut the cupcakes in half horizontally, spread with frosting, then top with chocolate glaze (double the chocolate glaze recipe). If you have any leftover cake, frosting, and glaze make little “parfaits” in small glasses by layering cake and frosting then topping with glaze.
    SNAPPY SUBSTITUTIONS: If you don’t like dark chocolate, substitute regular unsweetened cocoa powder in the cake and bittersweet or semi-sweet chocolate chips for the chocolate glaze. You could also try other flavor combinations instead of peppermint. Substitute almonds and almond extract for the peppermint extract and candy canes, or any other flavor combination.
    Course: Cake
    Cuisine: American
    Keywords: Christmas dessert, peppermint chocolate cake
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    Tags: cake, candy canes, chocolate, christmas, holiday, peppermint, recipe Categories: Cakes & Cupcakes, Desserts (All), Recipes

    About the Author

    Lisa Huff is a Cookbook Author, Freelance Recipe Developer, Food Photographer, Blogger/Writer, and award-winning home chef. She loves creating unique recipes from healthy to decadent including cocktails, appetizers, main dishes, dessert recipes and more and has appeared on various shows, publications, and websites. <More about Lisa Huff>

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    Comments

    1. Sarah S says

      September 29, 2018 at 10:36 pm

      These little cakes would be so fabulous for the holidays.

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    2. laurielufkin says

      December 31, 2010 at 3:46 pm

      These look amazing! Happy New Year, Friend!

      Reply
      • Snappy Gourmet says

        December 31, 2010 at 9:45 pm

        Thanks Laurie! Happy New Year to you!

        Reply

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