Recipe: Dark chocolate peppermint pattie cake | Style at Home

Ingredients

• 2 cups packed fresh mint leaves
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 8 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 14 ounces semisweet or bittersweet chocolate
• 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter
• 1⁄4 cup plus 2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream
• 6 large eggs, separated
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 6 ounces small peppermint pattie candies
• 1 stick (1⁄2 cup) unsalted butter
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
• 1⁄3 cup sifted unsweetened cocoa
• Pinch of salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Ice cream or sweetened whipped cream (homemade or in a can)