Recipe of Chocolate Mint Dessert - Food Recipes

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Chocolate Mint Dessert

Recipe By : Marni Tuttle <tuttle@ug.cs.dal.ca>
Serving Size : 1
Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Desserts

Ingredients - Preparation Method:

Cake: 1 c All-purpose flour 1 c Sugar 1/2 c butter or Margarine, softened 4 Eggs 1 1/2 c (16-oz. can) Hershey's Syrup Mint Cream Center: 2 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup softened butter or margarine 2 tablespoons green creme de menthe or see substitute Creme de Menthe Substitute: 3 drops green food color 1 tablespoon water 1 teaspoon mint extract Chocolate Glaze: 6 tablespoons butter or margarine 1 cup Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease 13x9x2-inch baking pan. In large mixer bowl, combine flour, sugar, butter, eggs and syrup; beat until smooth. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Spread MINT CREAM CENTER on cake. Cover; refrigerate. Pour CHOCOLATE GLAZE over chilled dessert. Cover; refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving. Cover; refrigerate leftover dessert. About 12 servings. MINT CREAM CENTER: In small mixer bowl, combine powdered sugar, butter or margarine, and creme de menthe or substitute; beat until smooth. CHOCOLATE GLAZE: In small saucepan over very low heat, melt 6 butter or margarine and Chocolate Chips. Remove from heat; stir until smooth. Cool slightly. Chocolate Mint Triangles: Cut dessert into about twelve 3-inch squares; cut each square diagonally into halves. About 24 triangles. Double Chocolate Mint Dessert Hershey's Mint Chocolate Chips may be substituted for Hershey's Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips in Chocolate Topping. Omit creme de menthe in Mint Cream Center. Hershey's is a registered trademark of Hershey Foods Corporation . Recipe may be reprinted courtesy of the Hershey Kitchens. From: Dan Klepach Date: 13 Nov 95 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -