The Perfect Mint Chocolate Cake (Super Easy Recipe)
This Mint Chocolate Cake recipe has the perfect balance of chocolate and mint flavors to give you the tastiest cake you've ever had! It's a mint lover's dream!
Course Cakes
Cuisine American
Keyword bday party cake, chocolate dessert, Mint Chocolate Cake, party themed cake, simple cake recipe
Making this Mint Chocolate Cake is one of the easiest recipes out there! Here I’ve laid down all the steps you need to follow to get the perfect cake every single time:
First, we’ll start by making out chocolate sponge cake for this recipe. Making it is incredibly easy and as simple as mixing dry ingredients with wet ones and pouring the batter into cake pans and popping it in the oven! To learn exactly how to make it, you can check out my step-by-step Chocolate Cake recipe here.
How to Make Mint Chocolate Cake Frosting
Next, let’s make some delicious Mint Chocolate Cake frosting for our cake!
Start by beating softened cream cheese and sugar together for 30 seconds in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer at medium speed. Scrape down the cream off the sides of the mixer bowl and beat again for 1 more minute.
Next, add Greek yogurt and beat the cream for a minute, scraping down the sides of the bowl when necessary to ensure all cream gets mixed in well. Now add a cool whip and repeat the same mixing instructions.
Then add ⅛ tsp. of leaf green, 1/16 tsp. of teal coloring gel, and about 4 drops of spearmint natural oil. In case you’re using spearmint extract instead of the natural oil, you may need more drops. I recommend adjusting to your preferred taste. Mix it all well on high for a minute.
Scrape down the sides and the bottom of the mixer bowl and mix again for a minute. You may need to repeat scraping several times to ensure all the color is well mixed into the cream. You can also stir it in with a hand whisk to make sure it’s all incorporated well.
How to Assemble Mint Chocolate Cake
Time to assemble our delicious Mint Chocolate cake! Start by cutting each sponge cake in half. Place and level about 2 cups of frosting in between each sponge cake layer.
Next spread the rest of the cream on top and sides of the cake using an offset spatula.
How to Decorate Mint Chocolate Cake
There are many ways you can decorate your Mint Chocolate Cake. Here’s a beautiful and classic way of doing it. Start by making a lined design along the sides of the cake using a Wilton triangle shaper (There are many ways you can decorate your Mint Chocolate Cake. Here’s a beautiful and classic way of doing it. Start by making a lined design along the sides of the cake using a Wilton triangle shaper (steps shown here).).
Next, refrigerate the cake for an hour. While the cake is setting in the fridge, make the chocolate ganache and let it cool.
Now transfer the ganache into a small Ziploc bag and cut a small corner of the bag. First, pour the chocolate ganache along the top edges in a circular motion to form the drip design, then fill in the middle of the cake.
Use an offset spatula to even out the chocolate on the top of the cake. Shave some Andes Chocolate Mints onto the center of the cake. You can also use some chocolate chips for a Mint Chocolate Chip cake topping.
I recommend refrigerating the cake overnight or for 8 hours before serving. It’ll help bring all the flavors together and also give your cake the right consistency when you’re about to serve it!
Your beautiful and delicious Mint Chocolate Cake is easy to be served. For a double dose of deliciousness, serve it with your favorite mint chocolate chip ice cream!