Peppermint Marble Angel Cake

Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 package Angel Food Cake Mix
  • 1 tsp. peppermint extract
  • 6 drops red food coloring

Glaze

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 2 Tbs. milk
  • 1/4 tsp. peppermint extract
  • 3 drops red food coloring
  • 1 peppermint candy stick, crushed (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven.

  2. For cake, prepare batter following package directions.

  3. Stir in peppermint extract.

  4. Divide and tint half of batter with red food coloring.

  5. Spoon batter into ungreased 10-inch tube pan, alternating colors to marble.

  6. Bake and cool cake following package directions.

  7. Brush loose crust from cake with paper towel.

  8. For glaze, combine sugar, milk, peppermint extract and red food coloring in small bowl. Stir until smooth.

  9. Drizzle glaze over cake and sprinkle with crushed peppermint candy, if desired.

Felipe's mom, Margarita, often made this cake for the Salinas Family Christmas gathering.

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