
Starlight Mint Cake
2013-11-24 15:24:35

Ingredients
- 1
- pkg. (2-layer size) white cake mix
- 1
- cup boiling water
- 1
- pkg. (3 oz.) JELL-O Cherry Flavor Gelatin
- 28
- starlight mints, divided
- 3
- oz. BAKER'S White Chocolate, melted
- 2
- Tbsp. BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
- 2
- drops red food coloring
- 2
- cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping
Instructions
- PREPARE cake batter and bake as directed on package for 2 (9-inch) round cake layers. Cool cakes in pans 15 min. Pierce cakes with large fork at 1/2-inch intervals. Add boiling water to gelatin mix; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Pour over cakes. Refrigerate 3 hours.
- HEAT oven to 350ºF. Reserve 5 mints for later use. Place 12 of the remaining mints, about 4 inches apart, on parchment paper-covered baking sheet. Bake 5 min. or until mints are melted and each spreads out to 1-1/2- to 2-inch circle. Remove from oven; cool completely before removing from parchment paper. Meanwhile, repeat with remaining 11 mints.
- BLEND 5 reserved mints in blender until finely crushed; place in small bowl. Stir in melted chocolate, sour cream and food coloring.
- DIP bottom of 1 cake pan in warm water 10 sec.; unmold onto serving plate. Spread cake with chocolate mixture. Unmold second cake layer; place on first layer. Frost with COOL WHIP. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Decorate with melted mints.
Notes
- How to Bend Candy
- To create a curvy effect on each melted candy, use a metal spatula to carefully remove melted candy from parchment while still warm and pliable. Slide candy onto the handle of a wooden spoon or any other object that will bend the candy. Cool completely before using to decorate cake.
- Substitute
- For variety, prepare using green or orange starlight mints.
- How to Melt Chocolate
- For a quick and foolproof method, melt chocolate as directed in the "Easy Microwave Melting" directions on package.
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