Secret Ingredients
- 1 (18 ounce) box betty crocker supermoist cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring
- 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk or 1 tablespoon water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, if desired
- Crushedcandy canes or crushed hard peppermint candy, if desired
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Directions
- Heat oven to 350ºF. Generously grease and flour 12-cup fluted tube (bundt cake) pan.
- In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and egg whites with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds; beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Pour about 2 cups batter into pan. Pour about 3/4 cup batter into small bowl; stir in food color and peppermint extract. Carefully pour pink batter over white batter in pan. Carefully pour remaining white batter over pink batter.
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Turn pan upside down onto wire rack or heatproof serving plate; remove pan. Cool cake completely, about 1 hour.
- In small bowl, mix all icing ingredients. Stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and spreadable. Spread icing over cake. Sprinkle top with crushed candy.
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