Mint Chocolate Chip Gobs

This is a fun dessert to have for St Patrick's Day. I tinted the filling to a light green by adding a few drops of green and yellow food coloring when mixing the filling. No need to tint the filling, it just gives it a different look.

Mint Chocolate Chip Gobs

1 box chocolate cake mix

1 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup chopped Andes mints

Follow cake mix directions adding flour and baking powder. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Bake according to cupcake directions on cake mix. Cool. Place a tablespoon of filling (recipe below) between two cakes. Makes about 18 gobs.

Gob Filling

1/2 cup shortening

2 cups powdered sugar

8 oz Marshmallow Creme

1 teaspoon vanilla

3-4 teaspoons milk

6 drops green food coloring (optional)

2 drops yellow food coloring (optional)

Cream ingredients together on medium. Continue beating on high for at least 5 minutes to make a very fluffy filling.