Friday, January 25, 2013

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

  Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

7 Tablespoons butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
3 eggs
6 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup yogurt
1 cup strong coffee
 FROSTING:
 1 cup butter or margarine
1 cup peanut butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

optional: grated unsweetened or semi-sweet chocolate, oreo crumbs, Reeses Pieces, etc to decorate...
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
melt chocolate in coffee, let cool while making the rest.
    In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and brown sugar; beat in eggs, and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the yogurt, and the chocolate coffee mix.

Pour into three greased and floured 8-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes (cupcakes 20-25 minutes) or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
    For frosting, cream the butter, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla in a mixing bowl until smooth; set aside.
 spread with about 1/2 cup frosting.
    Repeat layers Frost. top and sides of cake. decorate as desired.
Press any optional decorations into sides and/or top.


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