Part of my New Year’s resolution is to learn more recipes, and really try my hand out at cooking. Although I can’t take credit for this particular cake, I can say I am inspired to try my hand out at baking. Stay tuned!
But until then, this is the Chocolate Peanut-butter Cup chunk cake I enjoyed as a part of my birthday celebrations. I’ve posted and linked the recipe below.
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
2 cups sugar
3/4 cups good cocoa powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup buttermilk, shaken
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 extra-large eggs, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup freshly brewed hot coffee
Directions can be found here: Beatty’s Chocolate Cake.
Ingredients for Frosting
2 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup milk
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions
In a saucepan add a small amount of the milk to flour then stir to make a smooth paste. Add remaining milk. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Cool.Cream butter using medium speed of electric mixer. Gradually add sugar and salt; beat well. Add cooled milk mixture. Beat until light and fluffy; add vanilla. Frosts a two layer cake.
Once frosted, crumble peanut-butter cups throughout. Use as many as you’d like.
looks yummy …. !
It was, Ryan!
This looks like a very yummy recipe! Thanks for stopping by my blog and leaving such a nice comment!
Of course!
Looking good Emily!!
Geez, I can’t get over how lovely these photos are! Especially the first close-up. I knew your photos were gorgeous from initially looking at them on my phone but on the big screen…just wow!
Keep up the good work!! And I want to thank you for following my blog (where my amateur photography skills may make you cringe:)!!
That is so nice of you Runnoffwriter! I am trying to take my blog in a new direction and focus on content as well as photos … you have some really interesting posts on your blog, and as I said – you’ve built a community on your site, something I need to learn from. 😀
HAPPY BIRTHDAY…and HAPPY NEW YEAR. So you’re one of those New Year’s babies, I see. My brother’s birthday is today (the 14th) and my dad’s was the 2nd. Happy Capricorns.
OOOH I hope your brother had a great birthday. Did you all do anything special to celebrate? 🙂
Now this is just plain naughty. Now I need dark chocolate cake. I think you nailed this one!!!
Not just dark chocolate … but WITH peanut butter cups … so perfect 🙂 I think that is my weakness, for sure!
mmm, mmm, mmm…looks flat yummy
Can we please make this together someday?! This looks delicious!!
haha i suck at making things from scratch, but i have a whole new book full of recipes!