Andes Chocolate Cake Delish Recipes

ANDES MINT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Line the bottom of three eight inch cake pans with wax paper and spray the sides of the pan with cooking spray. Bring some water to a boil and keep it simmering while you mix the other ingredients.
• In a large bowl combine the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Beat with mixer until combined.
• Add 1 cup of the boiling water and carefully stir until it is mixed inches Beat for 1 1/2 minutes with mixer. Shake the chopped Andes Mints in a ziploc bag with a tablespoon of flour, until they are lightly coated. Fold the mints into the batter and pour into prepared pans. Bake for 20-23 minutes (until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean).
• MINT BUTTERCREAM FROSTING:.
• Mix butter, sugar, vanilla, peppermint and food coloring on low speed in large mixing bowl. Gradually add milk until you reach the desired consistency. Keep covered.
• GANACHE:.
• Place chocolate chops in a metal bowl. Heat cream over medium heat. Watch it closely and immediately remove from heat when it starts to boil. Pour over chocolate chips. Let stand for 1 or 2 minutes. Then slowly stir the mixture until all the chocolate chips have completely melted. Stir in the vanilla.
• Allow the ganache to cool and slightly thicken before you use it. Let it sit at room temperature for a couple hours, or put in the refrigerator if you want to speed things up. Start pouring the ganache over the center of your cake, and slowly move outward in circles.
• You can actually cut this recipe and still have enough to cover the cake. But you will love having leftovers to pour over ice cream, drizzle over cupcakes -- so many possibilities! Cover and store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

ANDES MINT CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Cake: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line the bottom of three 8 inch cake pans with wax paper and spray the sides of the pan with cooking spray. Bring some water to a boil and keep it simmering while you mix the other ingredients. In a large mixing bowl combine the sugar, flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Add the eggs, buttermilk, oil and vanilla. Beat with mixer until combined. Add 1 cup of the boiling water and carefully stir until it is mixed in. Beat for 1 1/2 minutes with mixer. Shake the chopped Andes Mints in a ziploc bag with a tablespoon of flour, until they are lightly coated. Fold the mints into the batter and pour into prepared pans. Bake for 20-23 minutes (until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean). Mint Buttercream Frosting: Mix butter, sugar, vanilla, peppermint and food coloring on low speed in large mixing bowl. Gradually add milk until you reach the desired consistency. Keep covered. Ganache: Place the chocolate chips in a metal bowl. Heat cream over medium heat. Watch it closely and immediately remove from heat when it starts to boil. Pour over chocolate chips. Let stand for 1 or 2 minutes. Then slowly stir the mixture until all the chips have completely melted. Stir in the vanilla. Allow the ganache to cool and slightly thicken before you use it. Let it sit at room temperature for a couple hours, or put in the refrigerator if you want to speed things up. Start pouring the ganache over the center of your cake, and slowly move outward in circles. You can actually cut this recipe in half and still have enough to cover the cake. But you will love having leftovers to pour over ice cream, drizzle over cupcakes...so many possibilities! Cover and store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.

ANDES CHOCOLATE CAKE - DELISH

Steps:

• Let baked cake rounds cool completely.
• For the ganache:
• Pour heavy cream into a large saucepan over medium heat. Bring the heavy cream to a simmer, and once you see tiny bubbles form around the edges, remove from heat.
• Immediately add chocolate chips, whisking until combined.
• Let mixture chill until it reaches a spreadable consistency, at least 30 minutes, before frosting cake.
• For the peppermint buttercream:
• Cream together 4 cups of powdered sugar, the butter, and the peppermint extract in a large bowl until light and fluffy, adding more powdered sugar (up to 5 cups total) if the frosting is too loose.
• Add 4 drops of food coloring and stir until evenly combined. Add more (up to 6 drops total) until you reach your desired color.
• To assemble the cake:
• Top one round cake with all of the peppermint buttercream, then place the second cake on top of it.
• Frost the top and sides of the with ganache.
• Garnish the bottom of the cake with Andes mints.
• Top with chopped mints.