AMIEs Special MINT Chocolate Cake

• 150 cup softened butter or 1 cup vegetable oil
• 150 grams sifted sugar
• 250 baking flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 175 ml fresh milk
• 3/4 cup mint syrup
• 1/2 tsp salt

1. Heat the oven to 180AsC (350AsF).
2. Grease and base line a 20cm round cake tin.
3. In a bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt, and mix well.
4. In a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
5. Gradually beat in the eggs beating until fully blended into the mixture.
6. Stir in the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, alternately with the milk and mint syrup.
7. Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake in the oven for 40-50 minutes or until done.
8. Place on a wire rack to cool.
9. Cover with chocolate glaze or you can cover with my chocolate frosting.
10. To make the chocolate glaze, beat 1/4 heavy cream until frothy.
11. Add the melted 4oz melted dark chocolate.
12. Spread over the top of the cold cake.
13. Decorate the cake.
14. I used my sugar mint leaves for decoration and topped each leaves with my minted strawberries.

butter, sugar, baking flour, baking powder, eggs, milk, mint syrup, salt

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/355916-amies-special-mint-chocolate-cake (may not work)