Food and Recipes Desserts Cakes Layer Cakes Red Velvet Peppermint Cake 3.0 (2) 2 Reviews Transform a classic red velvet cake into a festive holiday dessert by adding peppermint extract to the rich cream cheese frosting and garnishing the cake with peppermint candies. By Southern Living Test Kitchen Southern Living Test Kitchen The Southern Living Test Kitchen has been publishing recipes since 1970, four years after the first issue of Southern Living Magazine appeared on newsstands. The Southern Living Test Kitchen team includes a team of professionals with deep expertise in recipe development, from pastry chefs and grilling experts to nutritionists and dietitians. Together, the team tests and retests, produces, styles, and photographs thousands of recipes each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen facility located in Birmingham, Alabama. Southern Living's editorial guidelines Updated on January 6, 2022 Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Caitlin Bensel Yield: 1 (3-layer) cake Ingredients 1 (18.25-ounce) package white cake mix 3 egg whites 1 1/3 cups buttermilk 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 (9-ounce) package yellow cake mix* 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 large egg 1 1/2 tablespoons cocoa 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 2 tablespoons liquid red food coloring 1 teaspoon cider vinegar Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting Garnishes: Holiday Trees, 6 (5-inch) red and white peppermint candy canes, crushed; 12 (5-inch) green candy canes, broken; 12 round peppermint candies Directions Beat first 4 ingredients according to cake mix package directions. Beat yellow cake mix and next 6 ingredients according to package directions. Spoon red batter alternately with white batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round cakepans. Swirl batter gently with a knife. Bake at 350° for 22 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks. Spread Peppermint Cream Cheese Frosting between layers and on top and sides of cake. (Cake may be chilled up to 2 days or frozen up to 1 month.) Garnish, if desired. Serve within 2 hours. *1 3/4 cups yellow cake mix may be substituted Chef's Notes If cake is frozen, thaw completely before garnishing to prevent crushed candy from running. Do not refrigerate after garnishing. For testing purposes only, we used Duncan Hines Moist Deluxe White Cake Mix, Jiffy Golden Yellow Cake Mix, McCormick Red Food Color, and candy canes from the American Candy Company. Rate It Print