Heather'S Creme De Menthe Cake
- 1 cup peppermint candies, like powder or 1 cup candy cane, very finely crushed like powder
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package vanilla instant pudding mix
- 4 eggs
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup creme de menthe (liqueur) or 3/4 cup irish cream (liqueur)
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup creme de menthe (liqueur) or 1/4 cup irish cream (liqueur)
- Preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour a 10" Bundt pan.
- In a large bowl, combine cake mix and pudding mix.
- Mix in eggs, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup oil and 3/4 cup Creme de Menthe or Irish Creme. Beat for 5 minutes at high speed. Pour batter in pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then invert onto the serving dish.
- Prick top and sides of cake.
- Spoon glaze over top and brush onto sides of cake.
- Allow to absorb glaze. Repeat until all glaze is used up.
- Sprinkle fine peppermint dust on top of cake.
- Glaze:
- In a saucepan, combine butter, 1/4 cup water and 1 cup sugar. Bring to a boil, and continue boiling for 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup Creme de Menthe or Irish Cream.
peppermint candies, yellow cake, vanilla instant pudding, eggs, water, vegetable oil, creme, butter, water, sugar, creme
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/heathers-creme-de-menthe-cake-259126 (may not work)