Receta Tracey's Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Caramel Chocolate Cake
by ChefTracey WilliamsFrancis
Decadent chocolate cake made with homemade peanut butter frosting and topped with chopped Reese Peanut Butter cups, drizzled with melted Reese Peanut Butter cups and melted caramel that slides down the sides of the cake!
Avg. 4.2/56 votos
Tiempo de Prep:
American
Tiempo para Cocinar:
Raciónes:10
Ingredientes
THE CAKE
2 cups All Purpose flour or Cake Flour
2 cups Sugar
1 tsp Baking soda
¼ tsp Salt
1 cup Butter
1/3 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder
3 large eggs
½ cup Whole Milk
1 ½ tsp Vanilla
6 Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups (for assembly of cake)
PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
1 cup butter (softened to room temperature)
1 cup creamy peanut butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
CHOCOLATE SAUCE (to be poured over cake)
6 Peanut Butter Cups
3 TBSP whole milk
CARAMEL SAUCE (to be poured over cake)
1 Cup of Caramel pieces
3 TBSP whole milk
Direcciones
Directions for cake
DIRECTIONS FOR THE CAKE
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
In a medium saucepan combine butter, cocoa, and water.
Bring mixture to a boil, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
With an electric mixer, on medium speed, beat chocolate mixture into the dry mixture until thoroughly blended.
Add eggs, milk, and vanilla.
Beat for 1 minute, pour batter into the prepared pans.
Place chocolate cake in oven to bake for suggested time or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
DIRECTIONS FOR THE FROSTING
Cream butter and peanut butter together.
Add half the powdered sugar and blend.
Blend in milk and vanilla.
Add remaining powdered sugar.
Stir until smooth and well blended.
DIRECTIONS FOR CHOCOLATE AND CARAMEL SAUCES
Melt peanut butter cups in a saucepan along with the milk
Stir vigorously until you get a smooth texture-set aside
CAKE ASSEMBLY
Frost the 2-3 layer cake with the Peanut Butter Frosting
Cut the 6 peanut butter cups into small pieces
Place pieces on top of the cake-covering the cake completely
Pour the prepared chocolate sauce over the cake allowing the sauce to run down the sides of the cake
Pour the caramel sauce over the cake allowing the sauce to run down the sides of the cake making an alternate design
SEE PHOTO**
Decorate the bottom of the cake with chocolate frosting for design factor