Buckeye Cake

Name: Buckeye Cake
Prep time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8 to 10
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 1 1/4 c sugar; 6 Tbsp butter, melted; 3 packets (1 oz each) unsweetend pre-melted chocolate; 3/4 c all purpose flour; 1/2 tsp vanilla; pinch of salt; PEANUT BUTTER FILLING; 3/4 c creamy peanut butter; 1/4 c butter, softened; 1/4 tsp vanilla; 3/4 c powdered sugar; GANACHE; 1 c heavy cream; 2 c semi sweet chocolate chips; 1/3 c peanut butter & milk chocolate chips

By denise hagar
@grandmaX2

If you love buckeye balls (peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate) than you will love this cake. Super rich, a small piece will satisfy any sweet tooth!

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

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Serves:

8 to 10

Prep:

55 Min

Ingredients

2

eggs
1 1/4 c

sugar
6 Tbsp

butter, melted
3

packets (1 oz each) unsweetend pre-melted chocolate
3/4 c

all purpose flour
1/2 tsp

vanilla
·

pinch of salt
PEANUT BUTTER FILLING
3/4 c

creamy peanut butter
1/4 c

butter, softened
1/4 tsp

vanilla
3/4 c

powdered sugar
GANACHE
1 c

heavy cream
2 c

semi sweet chocolate chips
1/3 c

peanut butter & milk chocolate chips
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How to Make Buckeye Cake

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 350'. Grease 9 inch cake pan. Line with parchment paper, grease paper.
For Cake: Combine eggs and sugar in large bowl with a whisk. Stir in flour, melted butter, premelted unsweetened chocolate, vanilla and salt.
Bake for 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in the middle comes clean.Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Run knife around edge of cake: cool for additional 10 minutes.
Invert cake onto serving platter. Remove parchment: cool completely.
Beat peanut butter, butter & vanilla until combined.
Graually beat in powdered sugar.Spread mixture on cake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Make Ganache: Heat cream in small saucepan to boiling. REmove from heat. Add chocolate chips and whisk until melted and smooth. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Spread chocolate on top and sides of cake.
Make Drizzle: Melt chocolate peanut butter chips in microwave for 30 seconds, stir, if needed microwave in 10 second intervals until melted. Spoon into a small baggie and cut a small corner. Drizzle over cake
Refrigerate for 30 minutes before serving.