CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER LAYER CAKE

Chocolate-Peanut Butter Layer Cake image

My daughter loves chocolate-peanut butter candy. To celebrate her birthday, I played a little in the kitchen. Very rich, scrumptious, it weighs a ton! She'll never go back the store-bought candy again! This may very well be the most delicious cake I have ever made.

Provided by the lovely Ann

Categories Ingredients Nuts and Seed Recipes Peanut Butter Recipes

Time 4h10m

Yield 14

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

2 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup canola oil
1 cup sour cream
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 large eggs
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
3 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups water
2 ½ (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, at room temperature
1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
10 cups confectioners' sugar
1 ½ cups smooth peanut butter
8 ounces semisweet chocolate, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
2 tablespoons light corn syrup
½ cup half-and-half

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8-inch cake pans.
Mix sugar, oil, sour cream, cocoa powder, eggs, vinegar, vanilla, and salt together in a mixing bowl. Add flour and water in batches, mixing and alternating between each, until incorporated. Whisk to create a smooth batter. Pour evenly into the prepared cake pans.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of each layer comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool, about 30 minutes.
Combine cream cheese and butter for frosting in a very large mixing bowl with an electric mixer. Slowly add confectioners' sugar a few cups at a time until smooth. Mix in peanut butter to incorporate thoroughly.
Generously distribute the frosting between the layers of the cake and on the top and sides. This frosting is a bit firm and easy to work with. At this point, place the cake in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour to set; it will be extremely heavy.
Microwave chocolate, peanut butter, and corn syrup for glaze together in short 30-second intervals, mixing between each, until the chocolate is melted. Whisk in half-and-half until smooth. While warm, drizzle over the frosted cake.
Place the cake back into the refrigerator to set, about 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the refrigerator 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1290.1 calories, Carbohydrate 160.8 g, Cholesterol 115.9 mg, Fat 70 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 16.5 g, SaturatedFat 27.8 g, Sodium 456.3 mg, Sugar 135.5 g