Mint Chocolate Chip Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 2 cups Granulate Sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 cup Milk
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 3/4 cup Boiling Water

Frosting

  • 1 cup Salted Butter, softened
  • 1/3 cup Heavy Cream
  • 2 teaspoons Mint Extract
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • One drop of Green Food Coloring
  • 4 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 2 ounces Semisweet Chocolate, finely chopped

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F; grease and flour 2 nine inch pans
  2. In the bowl of a mixer, combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; whisk together until fully combined
  3. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla extract; mix on medium speed for 2 minutes; scrape the sides of the bow; slowly stir in the boiling water
  4. Pour batter evenly into prepared pans; bake for 30-40 minutes until the tops of the cakes spring back when lightly touched
  5. Remove cakes from oven; allow to cool in pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool on wire racks
  6. Frosting: in the bowl of a mixer, mix together the butter, cream, vanilla extract and mint extract on medium speed until smooth
  7. With mixer on low slowly add powdered sugar; mix until just combined; add food coloring; increase speed to medium-high; beat for 1 minute until frosting is light and smooth; add chocolate; mix on low until incorporated; frost cooled cake