Celebration!

Hi all,

 

It's been awhile since my last post, so I apologize for that. College and life and work interfere with blog writing. But here I am, back at it. In honor of my new entry back into the blogosphere, I would like to share with you a simple and delicious recipe that will make people think you worked a lot harder than you did. Get ready for it: Crème de Menthe (Cream de mint) Cake.

 

This is one of my grandma's recipes, and it's one of my favorites. So here goes.

 

What you need:

 

1 box white cake mix (I prefer Betty Crocker)

Ingredients on cake mix

1 container whipped cream (I use Cool Whip)

1 container chocolate sauce

Creme de menthe (you can buy this at a liquor store)

 

After that, it's simple! Bake the cake according to box directions. After, stick the cake in the fridge to cool it quickly and make it nice and firm. I like to leave it in for 2-3 hours at the very least. Right before you take the cake out of the fridge, take the whipped cream and put it in a mixing bowl with 2-3 tablespoons of the crème de menthe depending on color and strength of taste. I prefer mine a little stronger. When you're done, the frosting should be a very light green.

 

Now that your cake is done cooling, you can frost it. First, spread the chocolate sauce evenly over the top of the cake. Feel free to warm it up a little to make the frosting process easier, but you DO NOT want it to be liquefied. Over the top, spread the crème de menthe generously. Throw it back in the fridge to solidify the chocolate sauce and form up the frosting. Give it another hour or so and serve!

 

 

Here is my finished product!

 

This is what it should look like sliced, with a layer of chocolate firm under the frosting.