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Christmas: Fudgy Peppermint Truffle Chocolate Cake

Source of Recipe

Linda


Recipe Introduction

Prep Time: 30 mins Ready in 2 hrs 15 mins

List of Ingredients

FILLING:
1 cup (6 oz pkg) semisweet chocolate chips
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk (NOT evaporated)
1/2 tsp pure peppermint extract

CAKE:
1 (18.25 oz) pkg devil's food cake mix with pudding
1 cup (8 oz container) dairy sour cream or nonfat sour cream
1/3 cup oil
3 large eggs

ICING:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
1-1/2 oz cream cheese, softened
1-2 tblsps milk
6 hard peppermint candies, finely crushed



Recipe

Heat oven to 350?F. Grease & flour 12 cup fluted (bundt) tube pan.

In med microwave-safe bowl, combine all filling ingredients. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds; stir until melted & smooth. If necessary, microwave an additional 10-20 seconds; set aside.

In large bowl, combine all cake ingredients; beat with elec mixer at low speed until combined. Beat 2 mins at med speed. Spoon into prepared fluted (bundt) tube pan. Drop spoonfuls of filling over batter, keeping filling away from sides of pan.

Bake 35-45 mins at 350?F or until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean & edges begin to pull away from sides of pan. Cool in pan 10 mins. Invert cake onto wire rack. Cool 1 hr or until completely cooled. (Center of cake may sink slightly during cooling.)

In med bowl, combine powdered sugar, cream cheese & 1 tblsp of the milk; beat with wire whisk until smooth, adding additional milk until of desired drizzling consistency. Drizzle icing over cooled cake. Sprinkle with crushed candy. Store in refrigerator.

High altitude 3500-6500- ft: For cake, add 2 tblsps flour to dry cake mix; decrease oil to 2 tblsps & increase eggs to 4. Bake 40-45 mins at 375?F.

RECIPE FACT: This moist chocolate cake features a tunnel of fudgy mint truffle filling. The fudgy mint truffle filling slowly sinks into batter & cake bakes around it.

KITCHEN TIP: Pastry brushes are ideal for greasing a fluted tube pan, including the grooves. Buy a brush specifically for greasing pans.

RECIPE VARIATION: Don't like peppermint? Omit peppermint extract & garnish cake with chocolate curls.