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Peanut Butter Cup Overload Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Peanut Butter Cup Overload Cake

23 ingredients 3 hr + 32 min 12 to 14 servings openrecipes
Peanut Butter Cup Overload Cake

A sinfully rich three-layer chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting, chopped peanut butter cups and a chocolate ganache.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1331
Calories
36g
Protein
68g
Fat
143g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 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
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coffee 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

  • :
  • 2½ cups + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup + 1 tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1½ teaspoons salt
  • 3 eggs, at room temperature
  • 1½ cups buttermilk, at room temperature
  • 1½ cups strong black coffee, hot
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 4½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • :
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 cups creamy peanut butter
  • 10 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅔ cup heavy cream
  • :
  • 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • ¾ cup heavy cream
  • 30 miniature peanut butter cups, coarsely chopped, divided

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By browneyedbaker · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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