Grasshopper Cake
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box white cake mix (2-layer size)
- 1 13 cups minus 4 tablespoons water (or as package directions specify)
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (or as package directions specify)
- 3 large egg whites (or as package directions specify)
- 6 tablespoons green creme de menthe (divided)
- 1 (11 ounce) jar hot fudge
- 1 cup heavy cream, whipped
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease sides and bottom of a 13- x 9-inch baking pan.
- Flour lightly.
- Prepare the cake mix according to the package directions, blending together the dry mix, the water, oil, egg whites and 4 tablespoons of the creme de menthe.
- Use however much water the package directions specify but remove 4 tablespoons to make way for the creme de menthe.
- Bake in a greased 9-x-13-inch baking pan as directed.
- Allow cake to cool.
- When cool, spread fudge sauce over the top.
- (It may help to warm the fudge sauce just slightly.
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- Whip cream until stiff peaks form.
- Fold in remaining 2 tablespoons creme de menthe.
- Frost over fudge layer.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- You may enjoy heightening the Christmas look by decorating with drained red maraschino cherries or other red decoration.
- Note: You may substitute an 8-ounce carton of Cool Whip, thawed, for the whipped cream, if you wish.
white cake, water, vegetable oil, egg whites, green creme, heavy cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grasshopper-cake-154439 (may not work)