This chocolate cake has a peppermint taste with melty chocolate chips inside, cream cheese frosting and crushed candy cane on top for that holiday feel.
Preheat the oven to 350°F then spray an 8" round cake pan with nonstick cooking spray
Combine chocolate cake mix with eggs, olive oil, milk, peppermint extract and salt just until batter is smooth
Fold in the chocolate chips
Pour cake batter into prepared pan then bake according to package instructions, about 35 minutes for TruEats mix. Toothpick should come out clean or with only a few crumbs when inserted into the center of the cake
Let the cake cool on a wire rack while making the frosting
Making the Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat the cream cheese and butter with an electric hand mixer in a medium sized mixing bowl for 1 minute on medium speed
Add the vanilla, salt and powdered sugar. Mix on low until combined then turn speed up to medium and continue mixing another 3 minutes until frosting is light and fluffy
Frost the cooled cake then top with crushed candy cane