joanie's famous buckeye cake
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This is a very rich combination of peanut butter and chocolate ganache with a brownie-like base. I always tell everyone to take a small piece because it's so rich it's hard to eat a big piece!!!It's a time consuming recipe, but well worth it!!
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(1 rating)
yield
8 -10
prep time
1 Hr 30 Min
cook time
30 Min
Ingredients For joanie's famous buckeye cake
- CAKE
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2 lgeggs
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1 1/4 cgranulated sugar
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3/4 call-purpose flour
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6 Tbspbutter, unsalted
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3 pkg(1oz each) choco bake-pre melted unsweetened chocolate
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1/2 tspvanilla extract
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1/8 tspsalt
- PEANUT BUTTER LAYER
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3/4 cpeanut butter, creamy
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1/4 cunsalted butter, softened
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1/4 tspvanilla extract
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3/4 cpowdered sugar
- GANACHE
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1 cheavy whipping cream
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2 c(12oz pkg) semi sweet chocolate chips
- TOPPING
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1/3 cpeanut butter and milk chocolate chips
How To Make joanie's famous buckeye cake
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1PREHEAT oven to 350*F. Grease 9 inch round cake pan. Line bottom with parchment paper; grease.
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2FOR CAKE: COMBINE eggs and sugar in large bowl. Stir in flour, softened butter, choco bake, vanilla extract and salt until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.
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3BAKE for 25 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes. Invert onto serving platter. Remove parchement paper. Cool completely.
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4FOR PEANUT BUTTER LAYER: BEAT peanut butter, butter and vanilla in medium bowl until combined. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Spread mixture on cake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
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5FOR GANACHE: HEAT cream in small saucepan to boiling; remove from heat. Add semi-sweet chocolate chips; let stand 5 minutes. Stir; refrigerate for 30 minutes or until mixture is spreadable. Spread chocolate on top and sides of cake.
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6MELT peanut butter & milk chocolate chips in resealable bag for 30 seconds in microwave. Knead bag to mix. If needed, microwave at additional 10-15 second intervals (DO NOT OVERHEAT, CHOCOLATE WILL BURN)Cut a very small hole from the corner of the bag; squeeze to drizzle over cake. Store in refrigerator. Let stand 30 minutes before serving.
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