Peanut Buttercup Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- Chocolate Cake:
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 cup cake flour
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 3/4 cup warm coffee
- 1/4 cup finely chopped semi sweet chocolate
- 2 tsp vanilla
- Special equipment: two 8” rnd pans, sprayed & lined with parchment.
Details
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Sift dry ingredients into mixing bowl, add everything but the coffee, mix on low &
slowly pour in warm coffee. Scrape down bowl, let mix until smooth.
Bake at 350 until cake springs back, approx 20 mins.
Let cool on wire wrack.
Peanut Butter Fluff:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
½ cup heavy whipping cream
1 tbsp powdered sugar
½ tsp vanilla
Special equipment: Mixer fitted with paddle attachment, whisk attachment also needed.
Directions: Beat cream cheese & peanut butter till smooth and creamy. Add powdered
sugar, beat till smooth. Stir in vanilla.
In a separate or same bowl with a whisk attachment whip the heavy cream, powdered
sugar and vanilla until firm stiff peaks. Fold whipped cream mixture into peanut butter
mixture until fluffy.
Chocolate Buttercream frosting:
1# unsalted butter, room temp
1# powdered sugar
¾ cup cocoa powder
pinch of salt
4 tsp vanilla
6-8 tbsp heavy whipping cream
Special equipment: mixer fitted with paddle attachment
Directions: mix butter until light & fluffy, add powdered sugar & cocoa, mix until
combined. Add heavy cream & vanilla. Beat until light & fluffy.
Peanut butter cups for garnish
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