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Walnut Chocolate Peppermint Bundt Cake

This rich chocolate cake flavored with peppermint is perfect for the holidays. It’s drizzled with a rich chocolate peppermint glaze and finished with walnuts and crushed peppermint candies.

Featuring California Walnuts

Ingredients

	Cake
250 ml	water
225 g	butter
60 g	unsweetened cocoa powder
450 g	sugar
1 tsp	peppermint extract
3	eggs
300 g	flour
3/4 tsp	baking powder
1/2 tsp	salt
1/4 tsp	baking soda
118 ml	buttermilk
100 g	California walnut halves and pieces
	Chocolate Peppermint Truffle Glaze
58 g	dark chocolate chips
3 tbsp	butter
2 tbsp	milk
1/2 tsp	peppermint extract
	Toppings
57 g	coarsely chopped California Walnuts
100 g	crushed peppermint candy

Step 1
Preheat oven to 175°C. Lightly butter a bundt pan then dust with flour or cocoa powder. Turn pan, tapping as you turn, to coat the pan on all sides; tap out excess.
Step 2
Melt together butter, water and cocoa powder in a small saucepan, over low heat, whisking until smooth; let cool.
Step 3
Transfer to the bowl of a mixer and lightly beat in sugar, extract and eggs.
Step 4
Mix together flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl. Add about 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the chocolate mixture and beat on low speed to combine. Add half the buttermilk and beat again. Repeat steps ending with the flour mixture, mixing only until combined. Fold in walnuts.
Step 5
Spread in prepared pan and bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool, then invert onto a serving plate or platter.
Step 6
While cake bakes, melt chocolate, butter, milk and extract together until smooth. Let cool slightly to thicken, then drizzle over the cake. Immediately sprinkle with walnuts and peppermint candies.

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Dessert

Walnut Chocolate Peppermint Bundt Cake

Ingredients

Cake

Chocolate Peppermint Truffle Glaze

Toppings

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