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This decadent Peppermint Chocolate Cake <\/strong>combines all-time favorite Best Chocolate Cake Ever, peppermint buttercream,<\/strong> and peppermint bark for a festive cake perfect for the holidays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Peppermint Chocolate Cake<\/strong> recipe is perfect for your Christmas dessert table! It’s not only delicious but is also beautifully festive for the holiday season. And if you enjoy my Best Chocolate Cake<\/a>, you will love this cake! It has the extra deliciousness of peppermint buttercream topped with homemade peppermint bark<\/a> – and a little extra holiday flair!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Peppermint Chocolate Cake<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Hello, deliciousness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two scrumptious, decadent treats come together in this beauty of a dessert. Both treats are fabulous, but this cake has something special for the holidays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It tastes like the best peppermint bark you’ve ever tasted in cake form. Not to mention, there’s an out-of-this-world decadent Peppermint Buttercream Frosting atop this beautiful cake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Make Peppermint Chocolate Cake <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This beautiful cake is really easy to make. You’ll make my Best Chocolate Cake and add a Peppermint Buttercream to top it. Then top with the bark if you desire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here’s what you’ll need to make it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients for Best Chocolate Cake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Be sure to see the recipe card below for the full listing of ingredients, instructions, notes, and estimated nutritional information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll need these dry ingredients to make my Best Chocolate Cake: all-purpose flour, sugar, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder.<\/strong> I like to make homemade espresso powder<\/a>, but you can also get it from your grocer or\u00a0online<\/a>\u00a0if your grocer doesn\u2019t stock it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other ingredients you’ll need: milk<\/strong> (you can use dairy milk, buttermilk, almond milk, oat milk, or coconut milk), oil<\/strong> (vegetable, canola, or melted coconut oil), and eggs<\/strong> (at room temperature). You will also need vanilla extract<\/a> (use my homemade recipe or a quality one from your grocer) and boiling water<\/strong>. (Please do not skip the boiling water!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step-by-Step Instructions for Chocolate Cake<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Prep.\u00a0<\/strong>Preheat the oven to 350\u00ba F. Prepare two 9-inch cake pans with baking spray or by buttering and lightly flouring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whisk dry ingredients.<\/strong>\u00a0Add flour, sugar, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and espresso powder to a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer. Whisk through to combine or stir through flour mixture using your paddle attachment until combined well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mix in wet ingredients.<\/strong>\u00a0Add milk, vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla to the flour mixture and mix on medium speed until well combined. Reduce speed and carefully add boiling water to the cake batter until well combined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bake.<\/strong>\u00a0Distribute the cake batter evenly between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the chocolate cake comes out clean. You can follow my tips for\u00a0how to tell when your cake is done<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frost.<\/strong>\u00a0Remove from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes; remove from the pan and cool completely. Frost with Peppermint Buttercream frosting. Ingredients and instructions to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note<\/strong> – If you want to make a three-layer cake instead of two \u2013 split the cake batter between 3 cake pans instead of 2 pans. If making 3 layers, check the cake for doneness after about 25 minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients for Peppermint Buttercream Frosting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n