# Double-Delight Cake

A chocolate mint cake that won $25,000 in 1951, known for its moist texture and balanced chocolate and mint flavors.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups shortening
- 2 packages (3 oz. size) cream cheese
- 2 to 3 drops oil peppermint flavoring
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups confectioners' sugar
- 4 squares (1 oz. size) chocolate, melted
- 0.5 cup hot water
- 0.75 cup additional shortening
- 2 eggs
- 2.25 cups Pillsbury's Best Enriched Flour
- 1.5 cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 cup milk

## Instructions

1. Begin by making a chocolate cream cheese frosting infused with mint extract, just enough to accent the chocolate without overpowering it.
2. Combine shortening, cream cheese, vanilla, and peppermint flavoring in a bowl.
3. Sift confectioners' sugar into the mixture.
4. Add melted chocolate and hot water to the mixture and mix thoroughly.
5. Separate the frosting mixture. Half of it will be used to ice the cake later.
6. To the remaining half of the frosting, add additional shortening and eggs, mixing well.
7. Sift together flour, sugar, soda, and salt.
8. Alternately add the dry ingredients and milk to the batter, beginning and ending with dry ingredients, mixing after each addition.
9. Pour the batter into two greased and lightly floured 9-inch round cake pans.
10. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) for 30 to 40 minutes.
11. Let the cakes cool on a wire rack.
12. Prepare candied mint leaves for garnish by dipping fresh mint leaves into egg white and then coating them with granulated sugar.
13. Spread the reserved chocolate cream cheese frosting between the cake layers.
14. Place the second cake layer on top and spread the remaining frosting over the top and sides of the cake.
15. Decorate the cake with the candied mint leaves.
16. Slice and serve the cake.

## Equipment

- bowl
- spatula
- sifter
- measuring spoons
- measuring cups
- round cake pans
- oven
- cooling rack
- cake stand
- offset spatula
- knife

## Tips

- Mix old recipes by hand to understand how batter feels when it's right, which is an intuitive knowledge often passed down through generations.
- For baking, use your senses (sight, smell, and the sound a cake makes) rather than strictly relying on suggested times. A cake sings when it's baking and goes quiet when it's done.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQWwxpTjrbA/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/ee9005cb-c2e7-49b7-bdae-05c37b40034d
- Extracted: 2025-10-31

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