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The recipe for Reeseโs peanut butter cake is perfect for people who have a soft spot for the famous candy, Reeseโs peanut butter cups, and cake. This cake comprises chocolate cake with a wet and dense feel and taste, frosted with creamy peanut butter frosting, and finished with pieces of Reeseโs peanut butter cups. This is a spectacular dessert that is ideal for birthdays or other celebrations, or just a craving for a yummy dessert. Thatโs it for this yummy dish. Shall we go deeper into it and teach you how to cook it at home?
6 Reasons Youโll Love This Recipe
This Reeseโs Peanut Butter Cake is truly a party in a cake, an ode to exactly why chocolate and peanut butter are the best. Hereโs why youโll fall in love with this recipe: Hereโs why youโll fall in love with this recipe:
1. Rich Chocolate Cake Layers
The first tier of this cake is the chocolate half of the cake, and, unexpectedly but truly, it is very goodโbeautiful, delightful, and easy to bake. It really stands out because it is moist, thick, and just delicious, along with the creamy peanut butter frosting.
2. Creamy Peanut Butter Frosting
The frosting is made from creamy peanut butter, which makes the frosting very smooth, and the taste complements the taste of the chocolate cake very nicely.
3. Reeseโs Peanut Butter Cups
Reeseโs peanut butter cups are chopped and placed in between the cake and its frosting; this intensifies the peanut butter and chocolate flavors in every mouthful.
4. Chocolate Ganache Drizzle: It is finally topped with a ganache that forms a shiny and scrumptious layer on the cake.
Ingredients Youโll Need
For the Chocolate Cake
โข 198g All-purpose flour, 1 3/4 cups
โข 2 cups (414grams) white sugar
โข 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa: This can be natural cocoa or alkalized cocoa; however, do not use Dutch-process cocoa.
โข 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup vegetable oil 2 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
โข Add this 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder.
โข 1 teaspoon salt
โข 1 cup or 240ml; Non-fat dry milk: 0.1 cup or 28 g
โข 1/2 cup of vegetable oil, maybe 120 milliliters.
โข 1 teaspoon and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla powder
โข 2 large eggs
โข hot water, one cup or 240 milliliters
For the Peanut Butter Frosting
โข cream,200 g salted butter, and 2 cups or 448 g of butter that has to be at room temperature.
โข 1 1/4 cups (350 g) creamy peanut butter
โข 7 cups + 2 cups (760 g + 230 g) powdered sugar
โข 6-7 tbsp. (90โ105 ml) milk or water
For the Chocolate Ganache
โข 6 ounces/1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
โข 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream which is 120 milliliters.
For Assembly:
โข 6 Reeseโs peanut butter cups, chopped
โข More Reeseโs for garnishing
Step-by-Step Instructions
Making the Chocolate Cake
Making the Chocolate Cake
1. Preheat and Prep: Take a baking pan and set it in the oven and switch it on at a temperature of 350 F or 176 C. For the preparation, pre-heat the oven and get ready three 8-inch cake pans. These should be sprayed with non-stick baking spray to avoid sticking, and the bottoms should be covered with parchment paper.
2. Mix dry ingredients:
Stir the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a big bowl. Whisk until well combined.
3. Combine Wet Ingredients
In the second bowl, whisk the milk, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, and eggs.
4. Combine Wet and Dry Ingredients: Finally, combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients to make a smooth batter. Gradually pour in the hot water into the batter with the mixer running at a low speed until it is smooth. The batter will be thin, it doesnโt matter; it is supposed to be like that.
5. Bake the cakes: This batter should then be evenly distributed to the prepared cake pans. Bake for 22โ25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out with the slightest of moist crumbs. Let the cakes cool in the pans for 5 minutes before turning them onto a wire rack to cool completely.
The Preparation of the Peanut Butter Frosting
1. Cream Butter and Peanut Butter: In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to beat butter and peanut butter until they become smooth and creamy.
Making the Peanut Butter Frosting
1. Cream Butter and Peanut Butter: Combine the butter and peanut butter in a large bowl and whisk it until it becomes smooth and creamy.
2. Add Powdered Sugar and Milk: Slowly incorporate the powered sugar in stages, the first cup at a time, and mix after each addition. This must be done gradually, until you get some sort of paste that can easily be spread on slices of bread.Making the Chocolate Ganache1. Heat the Cream: Then warm the heavy whipping cream in a small saucepan until just steaming.2. Melt the Chocolate: Put the chocolate chips in a bowl suitable for melting. Then pour the hot cream over the chocolate chips and let it stay there for 2-3 minutes. Whisk until a smooth and a glossy surface coats the mixture.
