Beautifully swirled Peppermint Candy Bundt Cake. This gorgeous and festive holiday cake swirls peppermint and vanilla cakes together to mimic a classic peppermint candy. A fun cake for any holiday celebration.
Thanksgiving is over and I’m ready to move on to all things peppermint, starting with a peppermint candy bundt cake. You probably saw this one coming.
I’ll be honest. I’m not much of a fan of the holidays. I don’t like forced engagements with people other than those I choose to hang out with, i.e work holiday parties.
As much as I like food, I hate the guilt that comes along with the indulgent eating this time of the year, and more than anything else, I just hate winter. Namely, the dark days and the cold temps.
For me, the one redeeming quality of the holidays is the abundance of candy canes. I love candy canes! Not only are they my favorite holiday treat, but I’ll let you in on a little secret. I like to buy up all the candy canes after Christmas when they’re on sale for under a dollar, then eat them all spring long.
I’m definitely not trying to hold on to the holiday spirit, I’m just enjoying my favorite minty snack.
The only way to make candy canes any better is to crush them up on top of a bundt cake, so that’s exactly what I did.
This peppermint candy bundt cake is so festive and easy to make. I just doctored a boxed cake mix with a little vanilla extract, peppermint extract and food coloring and called it a day.
Another thing that bothers me about the holidays is all the things that get added to my to-do list. Shopping, wrapping, shipping, hostess gifts, potlucks…..ugh. I need SIMPLICITY people!! I thrive when I go about life at my own, manageable schedule. No extras, no surprises.
Yeah, yeah, I know I’m a grinch.
So anyway, is it the new year yet?
If you’re a grinch like me, feel free to leave a comment and we can commiserate together. If you’re one of those folks who loves the holidays, give this cake a try, and I promise your guests will love it. I’ll try to keep my grouchiness to a minimum, and hopefully together, with this delicious bundt, we can all make it through the next month or so, until my cheeriness returns in the new year.
Peppermint Candy Cane Bundt Cake
A peppermint candy cane cake recipe that's made with a boxed cake mix. An easy holiday dessert.
Ingredients
- 1 box white cake mix
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp peppermint extract
- 1 oz bottle red food coloring
For the glaze
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 3-4 Tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 tsp peppermint extract
- Crushed candy canes for garnish
Instructions
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Prepare cake mix according to package instructions.
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Divide batter into 2 bowls. In the first bowl, stir in 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. In the second bowl, stir in 2 teaspoons peppermint extract and 1 oz bottle of red food coloring until well combined.
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Grease and flour a bundt pan. Begin layering each batter in thin layers, alternating until the pan is full. Bake according to cake mix instructions until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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Cool in the pan for 10 minutes then turn out onto a plate and cool completely.
To make the glaze
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Whisk together confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon peppermint extract. Whisk in heavy cream, one Tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
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Pour over cooled cake and top with crushed candy canes.
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Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
Oh yeah, I want a piece of THAT!
Lynnae says
does the peppermint bundt have to be stored in the refrigerator since the glaze is made with heavy cream
betsy says
Good point. I have never had an issue storing it in my airtight cake caddy on the counter, but if you want to be double safe then definitely store in the fridge
Bethany Murgatroyd says
Hi There. This looks amazing what bundt pan did you use?
betsy says
You know, I looked and looked all over the internet and I don’t think it’s available anymore!! It was from nordic wares classic collection. I got it about 10 years ago
Joan Marie Heath says
Am I missing something? The directions call for butter but I don’t see butter listed in the ingredient list. I don’t know how much to use.
betsy says
Butter is not mentioned anywhere in this recipe.