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Ingredients
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 10 tbsp. (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 large eggFor the Vanilla filling*
- 4 tbsp. (¼ cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¼ cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- For the Mint filling
- 4 tbsp (¼ cup) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- ¼ cup vegetable shortening
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1tsp mint extract
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