Make cake:
1- Preheat oven to 325 °F.
2- Butter and flour three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides.
3- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in small bowl to blend.
4- Place cocoa in medium bowl; whisk in 1 2/3 cups boiling water. Cool cocoa mixture to room temperature, whisking occasionally.
5- Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar, then vanilla. Beat in eggs 1 at a time.
6- At low speed, beat in flour mixture in 3 additions alternately with cocoa mixture in 2 additions.
7- Divide batter equally among prepared pans. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes. Cut around cakes to loosen. Turn out onto racks/plates lined w/ wax paper so they don’t stick. Cool completely.
Make peppermint mousse:
1- Combine white chocolate, 3/4 cup whipping cream, and sour cream in heavy medium saucepan. Stir over low heat just until chocolate is melted and smooth.
2- Transfer white chocolate mixture to large bowl; cool to barely lukewarm, whisking occasionally, about 20 minutes.
3- Mix in candies.
4- Beat remaining 1 cup cream in medium bowl to soft peaks. Fold cream into barely lukewarm white chocolate mixture in 4 additions.
5- Chill mousse until beginning to set, about 2 hours.
6- Place 1 cake layer on cardboard round or cake tray. Spread half of mousse over top of cake. Top with second cake layer, remaining mousse, and third cake layer. Chill assembled cake until mousse is cold & set, about 3 hours (can be made a day ahead).
Make ganache:
1- Bring cream to simmer in heavy large saucepan.
2- Remove from heat. Add semisweet chocolate; whisk until melted & smooth.
3- Cool ganache until thick but still pourable, about 45 minutes.
4- Place cake on rack or baking sheet. Pour ganache over cake, spreading with metal spatula to cover sides evenly.
5- Chill cake till ganache sets, at least 30 minutes & up to 1 day.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	9009.62 Kcal (37721 kJ)
Calories from fat	5274.32 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	586.04g	902%
Cholesterol	1625.21mg	542%
Sodium	3824.86mg	159%
Potassium	4878.83mg	104%
Total Carbs	960.38g	320%
Sugars	657.35g	2629%
Dietary Fiber	63.1g	252%
Protein	110.42g	221%
Vitamin C	7.9mg	13%
Vitamin A	2.3mg	76%
Iron	31.1mg	173%
Calcium	1430.3mg	143%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	325.48 Kcal (1363 kJ)
Calories from fat	190.54 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	21.17g	902%
Cholesterol	58.71mg	542%
Sodium	138.18mg	159%
Potassium	176.25mg	104%
Total Carbs	34.69g	320%
Sugars	23.75g	2629%
Dietary Fiber	2.28g	252%
Protein	3.99g	221%
Vitamin C	0.3mg	13%
Vitamin A	0.1mg	76%
Iron	1.1mg	173%
Calcium	51.7mg	143%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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