They were all in the boys room playing or watching Minecraft. I walked in and said I wanted a picture of all of them and this is what they did. They crack me up how quickly they come up with something, smile, and get back to the day.
Totally not the picture I had in my head, but I went with it. Love them…
I love mint… do you? This cake has just a hint of mint in the filling and the icing. I found the recipe when I was browsing the Betty Crocker site and thought I’d give it a try.
We all loved it, but if I made it again I’d use chocolate pudding and be sure to poke lots more holes in the cake. Not all the pudding sunk in so it was a bit hard to spread the icing on top. And for the picture I totally forgot to put the mints on top of it.
I took a short cut and used canned frosting…seriously why do I keep doing that? Homemade is so easy and so much better. Next time…
Chocolate Mint Poke Cake
Heat oven to 350. Mix cake as directed and bake in a 13×9 pan for time on box. Let cool 15 minutes. Use the handle of a wooden spoon to poke holes all over cake.
Mix pudding mix and 2 cups milk. Pour over cake. Cover and refrigerate for two hours or until chilled.
Mix icing and peppermint extract and spread over cake. Sprinkle with Peppermint Patties. Store in refrigerator.
