Recipe: Wintry Minty Dark Chocolate Cake | Style at Home

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups unsalted butter, softened
• 2 1⁄4 cups granulated sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 2 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp instant espresso powder
• 1 1⁄2 tsp each baking powder and baking soda
• 1⁄2 tsp salt
• 2 1⁄4 cups buttermilk
• 2 1⁄3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 1⁄4 cups liquid egg whites
• 3 cups unsalted butter, softened and cubed
• 1 tsp peppermint extract
• 1⁄2 cup crushed candy canes
• 5 to 10 candy canes or peppermint sticks (optional)