Mint Chocolate Cake

This Mint Chocolate Cake is four amazing layers of dark chocolate cake with a delicate mint buttercream in between each layer. The cake is covered in chocolate buttercream and topped off with a mint green chocolate curl. Minty perfection!
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Mint Chocolate Cake
I have to tell you if you are a mint fan this is the cake for you. The flavors work together so beautifully decadent rich chocolate with a subtle minty buttercream. Its one of the dreamiest cakes I have ever made! I would recommend making one of my homemade Buttermilk recipes to use for this recipe.

Mint Chocolate Cake Recipe
There are four parts to this recipechocolate cake chocolate buttercream mint buttercream and mint curls.
How to Make Chocolate Cake
This recipe starts with a moist and flavorful chocolate cake. To make the cake prepare two 8inch round cake pans. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment sift the flour sugar cocoa powder baking soda baking powder and salt. Mix on low until fully combined.
In a separate bowl whisk together the buttermilk or homemade buttermilk vegetable oil eggs and vanilla. With the mixer on low slowly add these wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Continue to mix on low and add the coffee until just combined. Scrape the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Pour the batter into the two prepared cake pans and bake for 3540 minutes. Let the cakes cool in the pans and then turn them out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Finally level each layer of cake and cut each layer in half so you have four layers of cake. Chill the cakes until ready to assemble.
Chocolate Buttercream
The Chocolate Buttercream is so glorious it may ruin you for all other frostings! It practically melts in your mouth. Using good quality chocolate is important for this recipe!
Please note I have updated this buttercream recipe to eliminate adding the raw egg. Its still just as delicious and the perfect frosting to the chocolate cake!
Mint Buttercream and Curls
To make the mint buttercream simply cream together the sugar and butter using a stand mixer. Blend in the peppermint extract 2 tablespoons of the milk and salt. Gradually stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons of milk and mix until your desired