
Cakes and Frostings
Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
Servings
10-12
Level
Medium
Ingredients
- 5 ounces unsweetened chocolate
- 1¼ cups buttermilk
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, separated
- ½ cup (1 stick) Challenge Butter, softened
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 2 cups sifted cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Peanut Butter Frosting
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- ½ cup milk
- ½ cup (1 stick) Challenge Butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar (confectioners)
Directions
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1Preheat oven to 350°F.
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2Generously butter and flour two 9-inch cake pans.
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3In a saucepan, slowly melt chocolate and add ½ cup buttermilk. Beat with a whisk, stirring over low heat until mixture is smooth.
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4Add 1 cup sugar and 1 egg yolk. Stir constantly for 3 minutes or until the custard is thick and smooth. Cool.
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5Cream butter and brown sugar well. Add 2 egg yolks, one at a time.
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6Resift cake flour with baking soda and salt. Add to butter mixture in 3 parts, alternating with ¾ cup buttermilk.
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7Stir the cooled custard and vanilla into the batter.
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8Beat 3 egg whites until they are stiff but not dry. Fold into batter.
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9Pour into prepared pans.
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10Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cake just begins to leave the sides of the pans or centers spring to touch. Completely cool in pans before removing.
Peanut Butter Frosting
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1Mix all the above ingredients together well and spread frosting between layers as well as on top and sides of cake.