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Chocolate and peanut butter layer cake
Photo: David Holifield

Chocolate and peanut butter layer cake

14 ingredients 30 min + 2 hr Serves 8-10 openrecipes

This is layer upon layer of luxury itself. Delicious peanut butter cream sandwiched between rich chocolate sponge - what more could anyone want from a cake?

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1200
Calories
36g
Protein
54g
Fat
142g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Roasted Peanut not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 300g/10½oz dark chocolate
  • 350g/12oz butter
  • 350g/12oz caster sugar
  • 6 free-range eggs
  • 350g/12oz self-raising flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 8 tbsp cocoa powder
  • a little milk
  • 150g/5oz caster sugar
  • 100g/3½oz roasted peanuts
  • 400g/14oz smooth peanut butter
  • 400g/14oz icing sugar
  • 70g/2½oz butter
  • 100g/3½oz soured cream

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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