Peanut Chocolate Cake
photo by Roxanne J.R.
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
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1 large cake
ingredients
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CAKE
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 2 1⁄4 cups packed light brown sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose 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 confectioners' sugar
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup finely chopped honey roasted peanuts
directions
- CAKE: Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a large bowl, mix butter and brown sugar.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Add chocolate and vanilla and beat well.
- Sift flour, baking soda and salt together and add to creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream.
- Gradually beat in water.
- Pour into two greased and flored 9" round baking pans.
- Bake for 35- 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes in pan, then remove and place on wire rack to cool completely.
- FROSTING: Cream butter, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla in bowl until smooth.
- If needed for desired consistency, add 1 teaspoon of milk at a time to get the frosting you desire.
- Place bottom layer of cake on cake plate and spread top with peanut butter frosting.
- Place next layer on top and frost sides, then top of the cake with the frosting.
- (The original recipe calls for spitting the 2 layers and making 4. I leave my cake in 2 layers. I'm lazy!) Once cake is frosted, sprinkle chopped honey roasted peanuts on top or press them onto the sides of the cake.
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Reviews
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MMM what a wonderful cake. The cake and icing complimented each other perfectly. I followed the recipe as is and the cake came out moist and chocolaty while the icing was surprisingly not as sweet as it looks, with a peanut butter taste which reminds me of the middle of a Reese's cup somewhat. Yummy! I did opt to leave out the finely chopped nuts as garnish cause I knew I wouldn't enjoy it like that. I also made this into a three layer cake, dividing batter evenly among my pans. I found that I did not need to add any milk to get a spreadable consistency on my frosting as well. Thanks for the recipe, it was delightful.
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Pretty Darn good! Next time I think instead of adding the 1 cup water to the cake batter, I will use 1 cup cold coffee to enhance the chocolate flavor. Other than that it was great. I chopped up peanuts AND chocolate chips to press into the side to make it prettier. I like that it wasn't as heavy or dense as I thought it would be - the filling is really fluffy!
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This review is based solely on the Peanut Butter Icing. I used this on the Dark and Decadent Chocolate cake. This icing is yummy! Not an overwhelming peanut butter flavour, which is nice. However, I think that I would cut back on the butter next time, it was a bit much. I also only used 3 cups of icing sugar, because I sifted it to prevent lumps. Thanks again for a great recipe!
Tweaks
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Pretty Darn good! Next time I think instead of adding the 1 cup water to the cake batter, I will use 1 cup cold coffee to enhance the chocolate flavor. Other than that it was great. I chopped up peanuts AND chocolate chips to press into the side to make it prettier. I like that it wasn't as heavy or dense as I thought it would be - the filling is really fluffy!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jellyqueen
Repton, 39
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