Mint Bon Bon Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup chocolate chip mint chocolate chip ice cream
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups pillsbury all-purpose flour
• 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2-1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 -3 drops green food coloring
• 1/2 cup chocolate fudge topping
• chocolate shavings (to garnish)
• 2 1/2 tablespoons flour
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1 teaspoon peppermint extract
• 2 -3 drops green food coloring

Recipe

• 1 measure ice cream by packing firmly into cup and leveling off. let stand at room temperature about 1 hour to soften.
• 2 in large mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar.
• 3 add egg; beat until smooth.
• 4 add flour, baking powder, soda, salt, buttermilk, peppermint extract, food coloring and softened ice cream.
• 5 beat at low speed until well blended, about 2 minutes.
• 6 pour into generously greased and lightly floured 8-inch square pan.
• 7 bake at 350* for 35 to 40 minutes until top springs back when touched lightly in center.
• 8 cool 10 minutes; remove from pan.
• 9 when completely cooled, place on serving plate; spread sides and top with fudge ice cream topping.
• 10 frost with peppermint frosting. garnish with shaved chocolate.
• 11 peppermint frosting:.
• 12 in small saucepan, combine flour and milk. cook over medium heat until mixture is very thick, stirring constantly; cool completely.
• 13 in small mixer bowl, beat sugar and butter at high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. gradually add completely cooled flour mixture; continue beating at high speed, about 3 minutes, until it is the consistency of whipped cream.
• 14 blend in peppermint extract and food coloring.