PEANUT BETTER & CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE.

CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPE:

• 1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks)
• 1 1/2 cups brewed coffee
• 1 Tbsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup dark chocolate cocoa powder
• 2/3 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350 F degrees.  Grease, line with parchment paper and flour 2 9-inch cake pans.

In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter.  Add the coffee, cocoa powder, and vanilla and whisk until combined.  Then set aside to cool slightly.

In a large bowl, sift together the sugar, flour, baking soda and salt.  Set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together the sour cream and the eggs.  SLOWLY add a few tablespoons of the chocolate mixture to the sour cream and eggs.  Whisk to combine.  In a slow stream, whisk in the remaining chocolate mixture until combined completely.

Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour in wet.  Using a whisk, stir until no more lumps remain.

Divide the batter evenly into 2 prepared pans.  Each pan should get 3 cups of batter.

I like to listen to a good podcast while I cook or bake.

Bake 26-28 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing from the pans to cool on a wire rack.

FROSTING RECIPE:

• 1/2 cup room temperature butter
• 1 cup creamy peanut butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 3-6 Tbsp milk (i needed to add more until it was the consistency I wanted)

Cream together the butter and peanut butter.  Then add in powdered sugar slowly and add mild a little at a time until frosting is the consistency that you prefer.

I added chopped Reese's Mini Peanut Butter Cups to the top.  I like the minis because they come already unwrapped!

Before you chop the minis, place the bag of Reese's in the freezer.  Trust me, this is the best way to accomplish this without them getting all mushy.  When they're good and frozen, throw a few in a zip lock bag and crush with either a hammer or a rolling pin

Now you're ready to frost the cake.  I think you probably know how to do this without explanation.

  

Once cake is frosted, add your desired amount of crushed Reese's to the top of the cake.

I'm pretty sure this recipe will be a winner in your book.