Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Layer Cake
Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Layer Cake

Hey everyone, it is me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, chocolate peppermint crunch layer cake. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Chocolate and peppermint is a classic holiday combination, and when paired together in this rich cake, they make a delectably festive dessert. Cake layers can be kept at room temperature, wrapped tightly in plastic wrap, overnight. The chocolate ganache topping is sweet and decadent and topped with Andes Peppermint Crunch.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have chocolate peppermint crunch layer cake using 20 ingredients and 30 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Layer Cake:
  1. Take For Cake
  2. Take 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
  3. Get 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  4. Get 11/2 teaspoon baking powder
  5. Get 1/2 teaspoon salt
  6. Prepare 2 large egg
  7. Get 1 cup milk
  8. Get 1/2 cup canola oil
  9. Take 1 cup brewed coffee, cooled to room temperature
  10. Make ready 1 bag Milano Peppermint Slice Cookies (Pepperidge Farms Brand)
  11. Take For Whipped Chocolate Ganach Filling and Frosting
  12. Get 16 ounces semi sweet chocolate, chopped
  13. Make ready 3 cups cold heavy whipping cream
  14. Take 1 1/2 tea vanilla extract
  15. Get For White Chocolate Peppermint Glaze
  16. Prepare 8 ounces white chocolate, chopped (not chips)
  17. Get 3 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
  18. Take 1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
  19. Make ready Garnish
  20. Get as needed Andes Peppermint Chips,

This chocolate peppermint Swiss roll is so pretty and festive! The cake is filled with peppermint whipped cream. I based the sponge cake part of this recipe on a classic chocolate genoise. This style of cake doesn't contain any leaveners, like baking soda or baking powder.

Steps to make Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Layer Cake:
  1. Make Cake
  2. Preheat the 9ven to 350. Spray 4- 8 inch cake pans with bakers spray.
  3. In a nowl, whisk together flour, naking powder, cocoa powder and salt
  4. In another bowl whisk eggs, milk, oil and vanilla
  5. Slowly beat in flour until smooth, then slowly add coffe to make a thin batter
  6. Assemble Cake
  7. Pour into prepared pans and bake 12 to 15 minutes until a toothpick comes put just clean. Cool 8n pans 10 minutes than transfer to racks to cool completely1. Make Peppermint Cookie Crunch
  8. Reserve 6 cookies and set aside for finished cake
  9. Crush remaining cookies in a food processor, reserve in a bowl1. Make Whipped Chocolate Ganache Filling and Frosting
  10. Heat cream to just below a simmer and pour over chopped chocolt in a large bowl until smooth. Refrigerate until very cold, at least 2 hours or this can be done a day in advance
  11. Beat cold chocolate until light and fluffy
  12. Place one cake layer, bottom up on serving plate
  13. Spread with some chocolate ganache filling
  14. Sprinkle some crushed peppermint cookie crumbs on filling
  15. Add second cake layer, bottom up
  16. Add more filling and sprinkle with cookie crumbs
  17. Add third cake layer, bottom up and again sprinkle with cookie crumbs
  18. Add last cake layer, bottom up and frost entire cake. Refrigerate about 1 hour before glazing
  19. Make Peppermint Glaze
  20. Melt white chocolate, cream and peppermint extract until smooth. Cool about 5 minutes
  21. Drizzle over cake
  22. Sprinkle Andies Peppermint Chips on while glaze iswet1. Press reserved Coolies on side of cake. Refrigerate cake at least 2 hours before slicing but serve at room temperature1.

Chocolate peppermint cake is the quintessential holiday cake. Three layers of chocolate cake encased in a Candy Cane Crunch Cake - peppermint chocolate cake filled with candy cane Swiss meringue buttercream and topped. Chocolate Peppermint Cake with layers of rich, mega moist chocolate cake, peppermint frosting center and shell of rich, silky chocolate ganche chocolate chips: you will want quality semi-sweet chocolate chips. cocoa powder: this is unsweetened baking cocoa found in the baking aisle and not. Make this Chocolate Peppermint Layer Cake for Christmas. Homemade cake with marshmallow frosting and candies give this sweet treat a holiday flair.

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