Mint Swirl Bars Recipe 475 Recipes

MINT SWIRL BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar. Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Transfer half of the batter to another bowl; stir in nuts and chocolate. Spread into a greased 9-in. square baking pan., Stir peppermint extract and food coloring if desired into remaining batter. Spoon over chocolate layer; cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake at 350° until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 15-20 minutes. Cool on a wire rack., In a saucepan, melt chocolate and butter. Remove from heat; stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough water to achieve glaze consistency. Pour over brownies and spread evenly. Cut into bars.

CHOCOLATE MINT SWIRL CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325f.
• Lightly grease or spray a 12 cup fluted pan.
• FILLING:.
• In a small bowl beat cream cheese with mixer on high until smooth and fluffy. Beat in the sugar, egg, 1/8 tsp extract and 3 drops of food color and set aside.
• CAKE:.
• In lg bowl beat cake mix, 1 cup water, the butter and 2 eggs on low for 30 seconds, then on medium for 2 minutes Pour into pan and spoon the cream cheese filling over the batter.
• Bake 42-48 mins until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan for 15 minutes.
• Turn cake upside down onto plate or cooling rack and allow to cool completely.
• GLAZE:.
• In 1 qt saucepan heat chocolate chips and shortening over low heat, stirring often, until melted. Set aside.
• Mix icing sugar, 1/4 tsp peppermint extract, 2 drops food color, and corn syrup and enough of the 3-4 tsp's water to make a thick drizzle that can be easily spooned over cake. Drizzle over cake.
• Immediately spoon the chocolate glaze over cake in a 1/2 inch wide ring. Working quickly pull a toothpick through chocolate to make swirls. Chill until serving time and refrigerate leftovers.
• TIP:.
• sprinkling with coarsely chopped chocolate mint candies makes this already incredible cake even more decadent.

MINT SWIRL BARS RECIPE - (4.7/5)

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Transfer half of the batter to another bowl; stir in nuts and chocolate. Spread into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Stir peppermint extract and food coloring if desired into remaining batter. Spoon over chocolate layer; cut through batter with a knife to swirl. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. In a saucepan, melt chocolate and butter. remove from the heat; stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough water to achieve glaze consistency. Pour over brownies and spread evenly. Cut into bars.

MINT BAILEYS BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line an 8-in. square baking pan with parchment, letting ends extend up sides. In a large microwave-safe bowl, microwave butter and chocolate chips on high until butter is melted, about 60 seconds. Stir until chocolate is melted. Whisk in sugar. Cool slightly. Whisk in eggs and yolk, 1 at a time, and vanilla until blended. Stir in flour, baking cocoa and salt; fold in Andes chips. Spread into prepared pan., For topping, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Beat in liqueur. Add egg and egg white; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour over brownie layer. Bake until center is almost set, 45-50 minutes. Cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate at least 3 hours or overnight., Lifting with parchment, remove brownies from pan. Cut into bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

MINT SWIRL BROWNIES

Steps:

• Cream together cream cheese, butter and sugar, beat in eggs.
• Stir together flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into creamed mixture.
• Spoon half of the batter into another bowl; stir in nuts and chocolate.
• Drop chocolate batter from tablespoon checkerbord fashion into greased 9X9X2 inch baking pan.
• To remaining batter, stir in extrast and food coloring.
• spoon green batter into open spaces in baking pan.
• Swirl with spatula to marble; do not over stir.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes.
• Cool.
• Glaze: Melt chocolate and butter over low heat; stir constantly.
• Remove from heat; stir in powder sugar and vinilla till crumbly.
• Blend in enough boiling water till pouring consistency.
• Pour glaze over top and cut into bars.

WHITE & DARK CHOCOLATE MINT SWIRL BARK

Steps:

• For complete directions, please visit: http://whoneedsacape.com/2014/03/mint-dark-chocolate-swirl-bark-progress/
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