Our Beautiful Mess Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Cake

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Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter three 8 inch round cake pans. Set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda and salt. In a medium saucepan over medium high heat, combine water and sugar. Bring to a boil and stir until sugar dissolves, about 1 minute.

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For the Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line and grease two 8-inch pans with parchment circles. In the bowl of an electric mixer, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt and sugar. Mix together on low speed for 1 minute.

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Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease three 9-inch cake pans, line with parchment paper rounds, then grease the parchment paper. Parchment paper helps the cakes seamlessly release from the pans. (If it's helpful, see this parchment paper rounds for cakes video & post.)

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Step 1 CAKE: Prepare cake per instructions on the box. Remove from oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes. Then, cut into chunks and let cool completely. Step 2 PEANUT BUTTER MOUSSE: Using a handheld or stand mixer, beat together peanut butter and cream cheese until smooth.

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Instructions. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease two 8-inch round baking pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper. Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes.

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So rich. So chocolaty. So peanut buttery. Kevin loved it. In the end, I ended up using 2 *entire* bags of mini peanut butter cups. Almost a full bag for the inside and the rest for the outside. That's over 100 peanut butter cups in a single cake.

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In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, mix together the butter and peanut butter until creamy. Add in the sugar and mix on medium for about 3 minutes. Decrease the speed to low and add in the vanilla and eggs, one at a time. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat bottoms of 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray. Prepare cake mix according to package directions. Beat in sour cream. Divide batter evenly between prepared cake pans. Bake 25 to 30 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool 15 minutes, then remove from pans to wire rack.

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Once slightly cooled, add the buttermilk to the chocolate mixture and whisk to combine. Beat butter, oil, and sugars. In the large bowl of a stand mixer, beat the butter and oil together for 1 minute. Add the dark brown and granulated sugars and beat for another 2-3 minutes, until light and creamy.

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Chocolate Cake. Preheat the oven to 350F (175C). Grease and line an 8×8 or 9×9 inch square pan with parchment paper. Using a fine mesh sieve, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large mixing bowl.

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Using the peanut butter cream cheese icing, spread icing over the top of the cake bottom. You can also do half peanut butter and half chocolate frosting here for fun. Sprinkle a layer of chopped peanut butter cups and half of the mini chocolate chips on top of icing. Then take the ganache and drizzle over the top of the peanut butter cups and.

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Preparing the Peanut Butter Frosting. Meanwhile, place butter In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until creamy (about 1 minute). 12 Tbsp (1 ½ sticks) unsalted butter. Add in peanut butter. Continue beating until smooth (about 30 seconds). 2 cups smooth peanut butter.

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Instructions. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine 1 box of the chocolate cake mix, the instant pudding mix, and the milk in a large bowl. Mix together until smooth. Fold in the peanut butter cups, reserving a handful to garnish the cake at the end. Lightly spray a 9x13" baking dish with cooking spray, then pour in the batter.

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Preheat oven to 350°F. In a small bowl, mix together flour and pecans. Once combined, add butter and mix until it's a cohesive ball. Press the dough in an even layer into a 13"x9" baking dish. Bake 20-22 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool completely.

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For the chocolate cake layers: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees, and prep 2 8" cake rounds (or three 6" cake rounds) with a swipe of shortening and dust of flour. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together all the ingredients except for the cake mix. Sift in the cake mix (don't overmix!

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Set the cake layers aside to cool while you make the frosting. Beat the peanut butter and vegan butter together in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Next, add the powdered sugar, soy milk, vanilla, and salt, then beat again until fluffy. Decorate the cooled cake layers with the peanut butter frosting, then the chocolate ganache.