I long to make this delicious cake that stands out in color, flavor, and texture. It is not just a regular cake, no. You have found a cake that you will get hooked on! Chocolate and mint make an outstanding couple in any confectionery.
My children do not get tired of having it on almost all their birthdays! Aero mint chocolate snack bar is an all-time favorite snack. Making a cake inspired by a mouth-watering snack is the highlight of any get-together.
Watch everyone take a bite of the beautiful cake and there will be no leftovers 😀. If you are not a fan of chocolate and mint you could also try our equally delicious Mint Chocolate Aero Cheesecake or Strawberry Crunch Cheesecake Cones.
You do not have to be a skilled baker to make this cake, just follow the recipe and tips provided. Let's look at what you need to make this cake.
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Ingredients
Chocolate cake
Light brown sugar
You can use caster sugar in place of light brown sugar or more nutritious sweeteners such as stevia powder or coconut sugar.
Butter/ vegetable oil
Most of the recipes call for butter, however, vegetable oil yields a lighter and spongier cake. Butter adds a delicious flavor to the chocolate cake.
Milk
You can use milk, sour cream, or buttermilk to enhance the moisture in the chocolate cake.
Peppermint oil
Oh my, I would not substitute this special oil that introduces a fresh minty flavor that can never go unnoticed.
Eggs
In this recipe the many eggs used enrich the batter as well as increase the volume of the cake, making it rise. You can omit the eggs and make an eggless chocolate cake.
Buttercream frosting
Butter
You can use butter or whipping cream to make your frosting.
Icing sugar
Regulate the amount to the desired sweetness
Milk
Milk makes the frosting more creamier if the frosting gets thick.
Green food coloring
Green food coloring is great as it compliments the green color of mint!
Peppermint oil
Flavors the green buttercream perfectly
Cocoa powder
Chocolate frosting is one of my favorites, the earthy and bitter undertone just does it.
Chopped Aero Chocolate Bar
These snack bars are very delicious
How to make the Mint Chocolate Aero Cake
Preheat the oven to 150C/Grease two 6-inch baking tin.
Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until light and fluffy.
Gradually add the butter/ vegetable oil and sugar and keep beating until fully incorporated. You can use a handheld electric mixer or stand mixer with the whisk attachment.
In another bowl, whisk the dry ingredients until they are thoroughly mixed. Sift the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, one cup at a time. Use a rubber spatula to gently fold the cocoa and flour mixture, be careful not to deflate the butter.
Pour the cake batter into the two greased pans and bake them for 20 minutes.
Use a wooden skewer to check readiness, a clean skewer confirms the readiness. Let the cakes cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes then remove them from the pans.
Once the cakes are completely cooled, frost them as desired with mint-flavored and chocolate butter frosting.
How to make the Butter frosting recipe
Using an electric mixer, beat the butter until light. Sift in the powdered sugar and beat until creamy, add some milk if the frosting is too thick.
Divide the frosting into two batches in separate bowls. Add green coloring food color to one and cocoa powder to the other.
You will add ½ cup of milk to the chocolate frosting because cacao powder will absorb all the moisture from the frosting making it dry)
Decorating the Mint Chocolate Aero Cake
Place the cakes on a turntable. Trim the tops of the cakes to ensure that the cakes are flat and leveled.
Apply some buttercream on the turntable and place one of the cakes. Sprinkle some sugar syrup on the top of the first cake though this step is optional. Pipe some rosettes or a layer of chocolate buttercream and place the second cake layer.
Use cut straws to hold the two cakes together. Frost the two cakes as you desire, and sprinkle some chopped Aero mint chocolate to garnish the cake.
(I did not find the Aero Mint Chocolate at our local grocery store, but used plain Aero Chocolate to garnish the cake.)
FAQ MINT CHOCOLATE AERO CAKE
Why did my cakes dome and crack at the center?
- Oh, how we long for that professional flat and leveled cake that is so easy to frost. Here are a few tips that will save your cake from cracking and doming.
- Invest in an oven thermometer and bake the chocolate cake at the recommended optimal temperature. Very high temperature makes the cakes rise prematurely causing the dome and crack.
- Use cake strips to lower the rate of rising during the baking process. Cake strips are either bought or homemade. I make mine by dipping kitchen towels in water, folding them to the height of the baking tin, and wrapping them with aluminum foil.
CHEFS TIP
Do not over-mix your cake batter. Gently fold in the flour and use a spatula to mix. Over-mixing makes your chocolate tough and rubbery because the gluten strands in the flour have been activated.
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Mint Chocolate Aero Cake
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake
- 350 grams light brown sugar
- 350 grams Butter / vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoon Milk
- 2 teaspoon Peppermint
- 2 cups All-purpose flour
- ½ cup Cocoa powder
- 6 large Eggs
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 6 Large Eggs
- 2 teaspoon Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Bicarbonate soda
Buttercream Frosting
- 250 grams Butter
- 215 grams Icing Sugar
- 2-3 tablespoon Milk
- 70 grams Mint Chocolate Aero bars
- 1 tablespoon Green Food Coloring
- 1 tablespoon Cocoa powder
Instructions
How to make the Mint Chocolate Aero Cake
- Preheat the oven to 150C / Grease two 6-inch baking tin
- Separate the egg yolks from the egg whites. In a large mixing bowl, beat the egg whites until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add the butter/ vegetable oil and sugar and keep beating until fully incorporated. You can use a handheld electric mixer or stand mixer with the whisk attachment.
- In another bowl, whisk the dry ingredients until they are thoroughly mixed. Sift the dry ingredients into the egg mixture, one cup at a time.
- Use a rubber spatula to gently fold the cocoa and flour mixture, be careful not to deflate the butter.
- Pour the cake batter into the two greased pans and bake them for 20 minutes. Use a wooden skewer to check readiness, a clean skewer confirms the readiness.
- Let the cake cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes and remove them from the pans.
- Once the cakes are completely cooled, frost as desired with mint-flavored and chocolate butter frosting.
How to make the Butter frosting recipe
- Using an electric mixer, beat thebutter until light. Sift in the powdered sugar and beat until creamy, add somemilk if the frosting is too thick.
- Divide the frosting into two batches in separate bowls. Add drops of green coloring food color to one and cocoa powder to the other.
- Add ½ cup of milk to the chocolate frosting because cacao powder will absorb all the moisture from the frosting causing the frosting to dry).
- Use a piping bag and nozzle of your choice to decorate the cake.
- Break the bar into pieces and use them to garnish the cakes. These bits and pieces of the aero mint bar attract all the children to this cake!
