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Peanut Butter cup cake
INGREDIENTS
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FOR THE CHOCOLATE CAKE SECTION
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- You can use your own favorite chocolate cake recipe if you have one. You will not need the full amount, keep in mind.
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OR you can use my Buttermilk Chocolate Cake (moist and very rich)
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- 1 cup of flour
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- 3/4 cup of butter
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- 1 teaspoon of vanilla
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- 1/4 cup of unsweetened cocoa powder
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- a heaping 3/4 cup of sugar
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- 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
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- 1/8 teaspoon of salt
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- 1 egg
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- 1/4 cup of buttermilk
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- a little extra butter and cocoa powder to line your cake
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*This is not a full cake recipe because you do not need that much cake. If you want to use this recipe to bake a regular-sized cake then just double the measurements.
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FOR THE PEANUT BUTTER FILLING
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- 1/2 cup of graham cracker
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- 3/4 cup of confectioner’s sugar
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- 1 tablespoon of butter
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- 1/2 cup of peanut butter + more (you will add to your liking)
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FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
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- 1 1/3 cup of heavy cream
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- 13-17..or more! Hershey’s chocolate bars (I usually like good quality, dark chocolate, however, I wanted it to taste like a Reese’s peanut butter cup which requires this type of chocolate. It is totally up to you what you use)
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UPDATE: the more chocolate you use, the easier to remove from the mold. I used only 12 and it was tricky to peel off but I managed. Another reader had 15 bars and said it was stuck for her. Try 17 or even more if you want it to be hassle free. Just k
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- 4 tablespoons of butter
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