Monday, February 23, 2009

Buckeye Cake


I found this recipe in a magazine a couple of years ago, and fell in love with it! It is a chocolate/peanut butter lover's absolute dream! {The recipe calls for unsalted butter, but all I ever have is salted, and it's still delicious}

2 large eggs
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
3 packets (1 oz. each) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® CHOCO BAKE® Pre-Melted Unsweetened Chocolate Flavor
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt

PEANUT BUTTER LAYER
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup powdered sugar

GANACHE
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Semi-Sweet Chocolate Morsels

1/3 cup NESTLÉ® TOLL HOUSE® Peanut Butter & Milk Chocolate Morsels

Directions: Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease 9-inch-round cake pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper; grease. {I ran out of parchment paper, so I just buttered and floured my pan and it was perfect}

FOR CAKE: Combine eggs and sugar in large bowl. Stir in flour, melted butter, Choco Bake, vanilla extract and salt until smooth. Pour into prepared pan.

Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Run knife around edge of cake; cool for an additional 10 minutes. Invert cake onto serving platter. Remove pan and parchment; cool completely.

FOR PEANUT BUTTER LAYER: Beat peanut butter, butter and vanilla extract in medium mixer bowl until combined. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Spread mixture on cake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

FOR GANACHE: Heat cream in small saucepan to boiling; remove from heat. Add semi-sweet morsels; let stand 5 minutes. Stir; refrigerate for 30 minutes or until mixture is spreadable. Spread chocolate on top and sides of cake.

Melt peanut butter & milk chocolate morsels in resealable plastic bag on MEDIUM-HIGH (70%) power for 30 seconds. Knead bag to mix. If necessary, microwave at additional 10- to 15-second intervals until melted. Cut a small hole from corner of bag; squeeze to drizzle over cake. Store in refrigerator. Let stand for 30 minutes before serving.

5 comments:

Brooklet said...

um, that looks so darn yum. Must try.

Megan said...

Tiffani made this once for enrichment and it WAS SO GOOD!!!

Brooklet said...

What is choco bake? Did you use this?

tharker said...

Yes, I did use the choco bake. I had never heard of it before I made this cake a couple of years ago.

It should be right next to all of the baking chocolates (usually above the chocolate chips) If you can't find it, let me know because there's a conversion on the back of the box, and I could tell you how much baking chocolate you would need to use as a substitute. I hope you find it, because this cake is rockin!

Brooklet said...

so I just made this and it was yummy!