Peppermint Chocolate Snack Cake
Servings: 9 slices
This Peppermint Chocolate Snack Cake is so easy and so delicious. The only thing you’ll be thinking is why you didn’t make a double batch so you can have just another slice after all the holiday parties are over!
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup cocoa powder natural or dutch processed
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup oil vegetable, canola or olive oil
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted & cooled
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon peppermint extract
- Melted butter or nonstick cooking spray for pan
Frosting
- 1 cup heavy whipping cream
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- Peppermint snow or crushed peppermint candy for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter or oil an 8”x8” baking pan and line the bottom with a piece of long parchment paper, letting the excess hang over the sides of the pan. Set aside.
- In a small mixing bowl, sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and baking powder. Then stir in the sugar and salt. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat egg, buttermilk, oil, melted butter, vanilla and peppermint extracts together until smooth. Add the flour mixture and stir until completely incorporated.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking pan and bake in the middle of the oven for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean with just a few crumbs attached.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack. When the cake is cool enough to handle, remove it from the baking pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack before adding frosting.
- In another mixing bowl, beat together heavy whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until stiff peak forms. Store whipped cream in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- When the cake is cool completely, spread whipped cream on top and sprinkle with peppermint snow or crushed peppermint candy. Serve right away.
Notes
You can freeze this snack cake for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Facts
Peppermint Chocolate Snack Cake
Amount Per Serving (116 g)
Calories 371
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.