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When it comes to baking special desserts around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons, I like to make this Peppermint Cake. Every year I make it for our holiday parties and always receive positive reviews and requests to make it again.

It does take some time to make this dessert cake, but it will be well worth your efforts.

Peppermint Cake Recipe

2 1/4 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup milk
4 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray a 9″ round cake pan with nonstick vegetable spray. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. In a large bowl, combine the granulated sugar and softened butter with a mixer at medium speed. Whisk in the applesauce, milk, egg whites and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture to the applesauce mixture and stir until well combined. Pour batter into your prepared cake pan. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake on a wire rack. Once cool, split the cake in half horizontally to make 2 cakes.

Peppermint Frosting

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup water
2 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
3 tablespoons peppermint starlight candies, crushed

Tip: To crush candies, place 6 of them in a plastic zipper close bag and then wrap the bag in a clean dry kitchen towel. Use a maillot to smash candies.

In the top of a double boiler, whisk together granulated sugar, water, egg whites and cream of tartar. Cook over simmering water for 4 minutes or until mixture is hot and sugar is dissolved (do not boil). Remove from heat. Stir in peppermint extract. Beat with an electric mixer at high speed for 3 minutes or until mixture forms stiff peaks.

Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread frosting on top of the layer. Top with the second layer and spread frosting on the top and sides of the cake. Sprinkle the crushed peppermint candies on the top and sides of cake.

Store cake in a cake storage container to protect it.

They say that for every occasion there is always a delicious cake to complete it. These gourmet cakes come in a wide array of ingredients. Most of the time gourmet cakes are baked on special events like birthdays, ceremonies, parties, and so much more. Even on an ordinary day, you can choose to complete your meal with a tasty cake as a desert. Food recipes are usually categorized into many different kinds. A cake recipe can be found in a cookbook or could be found in the internet. There are web sites which let you have a look at their assorted food recipes for free.

Cakes are loved by everyone. They have a sweet and distinctive taste and they can come in different shapes, sizes, and designs. So what are the different types of gourmet cakes and what is behind a satisfying cake recipe? Let’s start off with the bundt cake. It is a cake with no artistic designs and icing decorations on it. It is simply a cake that is baked in a bundt pan and the most popular ones of this kind are the banana, cinnamon, apple and peanut butter cake.

Another very famous type of cake is the chocolate cake. Wondering what is the best chocolate cake recipe? There are actually several types of chocolate flavored cakes but on top of these are the Dessert Torte, Black Forest, Chocolate Almond Cake, and so much more. They usually have a round or a square shape with a thick layer of chocolate and icing on top and on the sides of it.

Among others, another popular cake recipe is the dessert cake. It is called as such because it is smaller compared to the gourmet cakes. They are often made at home as a daily desert. Some of the most common desert cakes are the chocolate mallows, san rival, tiramisu, mango float, and icebox cake.

Some food recipes are intended for people who are on a diet. The cake recipe for these is usually low in sugar and uses an alternative for it. The most commonly used substitute for sugar in these cakes is the maple syrup.

Cheesecakes have cheese as the main ingredient and it has a creamy taste. It could be done with layers and for each layer, you can add a filling such as jam, icing, or mousse meringue. This is the cake recipe kids and moms love to bake because it is easy yet delicious at the same time. The crust used in this cake could be cookies and the filling may be a mix of blueberry, chocolate, caramel, strawberry, and many others. This type of cake is very versatile so you can even make these food recipes in your own preference.

Today, we all lead very busy lives and don’t have hours to spend in our kitchens baking cakes.

When I am pressed for time and need a nice dessert cake, I will reach for a box of chocolate cake mix. I don’t bake just plain cakes, I like to add things to them to make them ‘extra special’.

Cake Baking Tips:

1. Invest in a cake tester. You can pick up one for less than $6.00 at most kitchen stores.

2. Don’t over bake your cakes. I tend to remove my cakes from the oven 3-4 minutes before the recommended time because they will continue baking in the cake pan.

3. Don’t grease and flour your baking pans unless the recipe calls for it.

4. Always let your cakes cool before frosting them.

Here are some recipes that you can easily make from a box of cake mix.

Chocolate Surprise Cake

1 chocolate cake mix
3 oz. box of cherry flavored gelatin
1 c. boiling water
1 c. 7-Up soda
1 box instant pudding mix, any flavor
8 oz. tub of cool whip

Prepare chocolate cake according to package directions. When cool, poke holes on top of cake with a fork. Dissolve the cherry gelatin in boiling water and add the 7-up. Pour over cake. Whip together the instant pudding mix and milk. Fold in cool whip and use this to frost the cake.

Triple Chocolate Cake

1 box chocolate cake mix
1 3/4 c. milk
1 box instant chocolate pudding mix
2 eggs
12 oz. chocolate chips

Combine all ingredients, mix by hand until well blended for about 3 minutes. Pour into greased and floured bundt pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until cake is done. Do not over bake! Cool and then remove from pan.

German Chocolate Thunder Cake

1 box German Chocolate cake mix
14 oz. can of sweetened condensed milk
1 jar hot fudge ice cream topping
16 oz. tub of cool whip
2 heath candy bars

Bake cake according to package instructions. Let cool for 35 minutes. Poke holes in cake with a fork. Pour sweetened condensed milk over cake and spread evenly. Wait for 5 minutes. Spread fudge topping over cake. Wait another 5 minutes. Spread cool whip over cake and sprinkle crushed candy bars over the top.

Turtle Chocolate Cake

1 German Chocolate cake mix
3/4 c. margarine
1/2 c. evaporated milk
14 oz. bag of caramels
1 c. chopped pecans
6 oz. chocolate chips

Mix cake according to directions. Pour half of the batter into 9 x 13″ pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes. Melt milk, margarine and caramels together. Pour over hot cake. Add pecans and chocolate chips on top of caramel mixture. Pour rest of batter over cake. Bake for 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the top layer comes out clean.