Peanut Chocolate Cake
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 2 1⁄4 cups brown sugar, packed
- 3 eggs
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1⁄4 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup water
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Frosting
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup chopped peanuts
directions
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, beat in eggs, chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in water.
- Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch baking pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 min or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting: In a large bowl cream the butter, peanut butter and powdered sugar. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
- Cut each cake horizontally into 2 layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate, top with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Gently press peanuts into sides of the cake.
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