Christmas Peppermint Frosting Recipe

sarita — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:46:22 +0000

Thanks to candy canes, we often associate mint flavors with the Christmas season. However, we often find ourselves with more candy canes than we know what to do with. We came across this wonderful Devil’s Food Cake recipe featuring a peppermint frosting, perfect for sprinkling crushed leftover candy canes as decoration.

You’ll find much more, including the sumptuous cake recipe and photos after the link.

Peppermint Frosting
2 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup water
3 large egg whites
1 tablespoon light corn syrup
1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
Bittersweet chocolate curls

Instructions

Combine sugar, 1/2 cup water, egg whites, and corn syrup in large bowl of heavy-duty stand mixer. Whisk by hand to blend well. Set bowl with mixture over saucepan of gently simmering water; whisk constantly with hand whisk until mixture resembles marshmallow creme and ribbons form when whisk is lifted, 8 to 9 minutes. Whisk in peppermint extract. Remove bowl from over water and attach bowl to heavy-duty stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until mixture is barely warm to touch and very thick, 7 to 8 minutes.

Using offset spatula and working quickly, spread frosting over top and sides of cake. Sprinkle chocolate curls over top and sides. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; chill.

Kitchen Bliss: Christmas Colossus Cake: Bon Appetit’s Devil’s Food Layer Cake with Peppermint Frosting.

White Chocolate Mint Frosting Recipe

sarita — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:45:17 +0000

Craftcake shared this fabulous white chocolate mint frosting recipe, that has a delicate pale green color that beautifully accentuates deep chocolate cake. Enjoy!

White Chocolate Mint Buttercream Frosting

yield 2 3/4 cups

Ingredients

2 sticks (1/2 pound) unsalted butter, softened
12 ounces white chocolate
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract (do not use mint)

Directions

Melt the white chocolate in the microwave and stir. Note: Follow the directions on packaging for melting. Set aside to cool.
Using a handheld or stand mixer beat the butter in a large bowl at medium speed until creamy.
Add the melted white chocolate and beat until well combined. Be sure to scrape the sides down.
Add the confectioners sugar, mint, vanilla and a drop of green food coloring and beat at low speed, scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl, until light and fluffy.

Chocolate Cupcakes + White Chocolate Mint Frosting : craftcake.

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