Are you craving a delicious mint and chocolate dessert? This Crème De Menthe Chocolate Mint Cake is rich and moist, but EASY enough for anyone to make! Start with a box of cake mix, add a few ingredients and end up with a bakery quality cake.
We have a family favorite cake called the Best Rich and Moist Chocolate Cake that is always requested at birthday parties and special events. We wanted to make a variation that would be perfect for mint lovers and a great St. Patrick’s Day treat.
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Rich and Moist Chocolate Mint Cake
Our family enjoys celebrating holidays with special treats. The challenge is we don’t seem to have enough time to get everything done that we want to. Starting with a box mix and adding instant pudding, sour cream, eggs, vegetable oil, water, and Andes brand Crème De Menthe Chocolate baking chips fits into our busy schedule. The chocolate and mint combination is unforgettable!
Olive Garden is one of our favorite restaurants to visit. I recently made an Instant Pot version of my favorite Olive Garden meal called the Instant Pot Chicken and Bacon Carbonara. The Andes mints that come with the check don’t usually make it out the door in our family. Well, this Crème De Menthe Chocolate Mint Cake would be the perfect dessert to top off that meal.
Mint Oil Comes from Mint Farms
As I’ve shared before my husband and I raise corn and soybeans in Randolph County Indiana. My friend Crystal at Chasing-Saturdays.com shared a fascinating overview of a mint farm in northern Indiana. I had no idea that mint could be grown in rotation with corn and soybeans. As with any business the markets can by cyclical, so mint would be a great way to diversify crops and thus income potential.
With margins being so narrow on the farm many farm families have at least one person that works off the farm that can provide a guaranteed, steady income. Another option is to diversify the farm to include niche crops like mint.
From her post, I learned that there are two different kinds of mint, peppermint, and spearmint. I found it interesting that Colgate and Wrigley’s are the biggest buyers of mint oil.
Tips for Making Crème De Menthe Chocolate Mint Cake
- Mix ingredients very well before adding chocolate chips
- Be careful not to add liquids to pudding mix only as it can begin to set up like pudding
- The pudding makes this cake so moist, but it also means the cake takes longer than normal to bake
- Baking times vary, so I use a toothpick to test the cake a couple times to prevent burning
- Cake can be made in two 9 inch pans or in a 9 x 13-inch pan
- I always use store bought icing to save time, but feel free to make homemade icing
Printable Recipe for Crème De Menthe Chocolate Mint Cake
Crème De Menthe Chocolate Mint Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box Devil's food cake mix
- 1 small box instant chocolate pudding
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup warm water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 to 1 1/2 cups Creme de menthe chips vary amount to strengthen mint flavoring
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Mix all ingredients except baking chips well. Then gently fold in chips.
- I always use a 9 x 13 pan, by 2 - 9 inch round pans can also be used. Bake for 30 - 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Sprinkle additional creme de menthe chips on top of cake if desired, but know that the mint flavor can get very strong quickly 🙂
Notes
- Mix ingredients very well before adding baking chips
- Be careful not to add liquids to pudding mix only as it can begin to set up like pudding
- The pudding makes this cake so moist, but it also means the cake takes longer than normal to bake
- Baking times vary, so I use a toothpick to test the cake a couple times to prevent burning
- Cake can be made in two 9 inch pans or in a 9 x 13-inch pan
- I always use store bought icing to save time, but feel free to make homemade icing
Nutrition
Sounds and looks fabulous! Must try soon.
Is there anyway around the instant pudding? I’m allergic to corn protein (corn starch, meal, flour, etc.)
Thanks for checking out the recipe! I’m sorry to hear about your allergy. I’m sorry I don’t think I have enough experience or trials under my belt to make a recommendation on a substitution. I am curious how the cake would taste without the pudding though. Please let me know what you do if you end up making the recipe.