Peanut Buttercup Chocolate Cake

By charlotteh371

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.

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