Devil's Food Cake With Peppermint Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

  • Cake:
  • 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 1/4 cups unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
  • 2 cups ice water
  • Dark chocolate ganache:
  • 1 1/3 cups heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 14 ounces bittersweet chocolate, chopped
  • White chocolate cream:
  • 12 ounces high-quality white chocolate (such as Lindt or Perugina), finely chopped
  • 3 cups chilled heavy whipping cream, divided
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure peppermint extract
  • Peppermint frosting:
  • 2 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 large egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
  • 1/2 teaspoon pure peppermint extract
  • Bittersweet chocolate curls

Description

This Cake Was In The December 2008 Issue Of Bon Appetit. It's Very Time Consuming But I Wanted To Try It For The Holidays. The Cake Is Better The Next Day, Once The Flavors Have…

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