White Chocolate Peppermint Cake

This moist sheet cake has a white-chocolate frosting (with melted white chocolate stirred right in!) and a garnish of crushed peppermint.

White Chocolate-Peppermint Cake

2014-12-10 21:21:13

Yield: 10 to 12 servings

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Ingredients

1. 1 cup butter, softened
2. 2 cups sugar
3. 4 large eggs
4. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
5. 3 cups all-purpose flour
6. 1 tablespoon baking powder
7. ½ teaspoon salt
8. 1 cup half-and-half
9. ½ cup sour cream
10. White Chocolate Frosting (recipe follows)
11. Garnish: crushed peppermint, white chocolate curls

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick baking spray with flour. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla.
3. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, and salt. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture to butter mixture in thirds, alternating with half-and-half, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat until well combined. Add sour cream, beating to combine. Spread batter evenly in prepared dish.
4. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 40 minutes. (Loosely cover with aluminum foil during last 10 minutes to prevent excess browning, if necessary.) Let cool completely on a wire rack.
5. Spread White Chocolate Frosting on top of cake. Garnish with crushed peppermint and white chocolate curls, if desired.

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