I would say I bought the bags of peppermint patties, but I’d rather not admit that in public. The other day I found myself with three bags of miniature peppermint patties. Unless you didn’t love me before, and then please consider loving me. But you’re going to get two cake recipes out of the deal! So please continue to love me.
I apologize in advance for the length of this post. Decorate the cake with a circle of peppermint patties. Place the second layer face down on top, then ice the top and sides of the cake, getting plenty of icing around the sides. Place one layer of cake face down on a platter (flat side up) and spread a good layer of icing on top. Add half-and-half and mint extract and beat until totally fluffy. Slowly add powdered sugar and salt and beat until fluffy. In a large bowl beat butter until fluffy. Remove cakes from pans and let them cool completely on a wire rack. Pour batter into cake pans and bake for 16-18 minutes, or until done. Pour in the buttermilk mixture and stir until smooth. Pour the hot cocoa mixture into the bowl, stirring to slightly cool it. In a large mixing bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and salt. In a measuring cup mix together the buttermilk, baking soda, eggs, vanilla, and mint extract. Add 10 peppermint patties and stir until almost totally melted. Pour in boiling water, let the mixture bubble up for 30 seconds, then turn the burner to low. In a medium saucepan, melt 2 sticks of butter and stir in 4 tablespoons cocoa.
Hot chocolate and peppermint are without a doubt the perfect pair.Preheat oven to 350 F. Brownies and peppermint have to be one of the best things for a sweet tooth. Peppermint bark is the best of both chocolate and white chocolate worlds. Love peppermint? Here are some more recipes to try: Frozen peppermint patties are a great late-night sweet. They can last up to 4 to 6 months in an airtight container or bag. But they’re best kept super-cold in the freezer. Peppermint patties will hold up in the fridge for a couple of weeks. The patties tend to soften once exposed to heat, so be sure not to skip this step. Form the patties and chill before dipping in the warm chocolate. It's kind of difficult to overmix this type of dough. The dough may appear dry when mixing, so keep beating until it comes together. It's important to use a stand mixer as opposed to mixing by hand. Peppermint extract is laced throughout the sugar dough that’s then chilled and dipped into melted dark (traditional), semisweet, or bittersweet chocolate. I prefer the latter and always find it fascinating that condensed milk and powdered sugar can create that tacky, melt-in-your-mouth texture I’m so fond of. Some recipes use corn syrup and butter, while others use condensed milk. These patties can be made a couple of ways. It’s actually so simple-and somewhat cheap-to make, you’ll find yourself reaching for this recipe over and over. Schulz must have been a fan from naming one of his Peanuts characters after the candy. The guy behind the York Cone Company, Henry Kessler, made sure the patties had that perfect “snap.” The company became one with Hershey in the late 1980s, and so the candy is quite synonymous with the brand. The patties were developed in 1940 at a store in York, Pennsylvania. The story behind the York Peppermint Pattie These peppermint patties will soon become your favorite candy too. Birthday gifts, stockings, stuffers, Valentine’s Day cards, and Easter baskets would-and still do-contain candy laced with mint. My brother was known for his love of everything Reese’s cups and peanut butter, while I was the mint maven. I don’t know where the love for peppermint patties came from, but goodness they were and still are the best in my opinion. It seemed like she always treated us to something like Blow Pops or York Peppermint Patties. I have a specific memory from childhood when my mother would take my brother and me to Rite Aid with her to run errands. Peppermint patties have drawn me to my happy place time and time again. “If you’re happy and you know it”… you know where I’m going with that.
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