Chocolate Peppermint Crunch Layer Cake

Source : Make Cakepreheat The 9ven To 350 Spray 4- 8 Inch Cake Pans With Bakers Spray In A Nowl Whisk Together Flour Naking Powder Cocoa Powder And Saltin An...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : December 18, 2025

Step:

  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

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  4. In another bowl whisk eggs, milk, oil and vanilla

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  5. Slowly beat in flour until smooth, then slowly add coffe to make a thin batter

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  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 completely

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  9. Make Peppermint Cookie Crunch

  10. Reserve 6 cookies and set aside for finished cake

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  11. Crush remaining cookies in a food processor, reserve in a bowl

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  13. Make Whipped Chocolate Ganache Filling and Frosting

  14. 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

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  15. Beat cold chocolate until light and fluffy

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  16. Place one cake layer, bottom up on serving plate

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  17. Spread with some chocolate ganache filling

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  18. Sprinkle some crushed peppermint cookie crumbs on filling

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  19. Add second cake layer, bottom up

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  20. Add more filling and sprinkle with cookie crumbs

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  21. Add third cake layer, bottom up and again sprinkle with cookie crumbs

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  22. Add last cake layer, bottom up and frost entire cake. Refrigerate about 1 hour before glazing

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  23. Make Peppermint Glaze

  24. Melt white chocolate, cream and peppermint extract until smooth. Cool about 5 minutes

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  25. Drizzle over cake

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  26. Sprinkle Andies Peppermint Chips on while glaze iswet

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  28. Press reserved Coolies on side of cake. Refrigerate cake at least 2 hours before slicing but serve at room temperature

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Ingredients

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

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