INGREDIENTS
FOR THE CAKE
- 2 Boxes Milk Chocolate Cake Mix
- 2 1/2 Cups Whole Milk
- 2 Cups Butter, Softened
- 6 Eggs
FOR THE PEANUT BUTTER BUTTERCREAM
- 2 Cups Butter, Softened
- 3 Cups Powdered Sugar
- 2-4 tablespoons Heavy Cream
- 1/2 Cup Peanut Butter
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
- Pinch Salt
FOR THE CHOCOLATE GANACHE
- 1 Cup Semi Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 Cup Heavy Cream
- GARNISH
- 1 Hershey Bar
- Reese's Cups
INSTRUCTIONS
FOR THE CAKE
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray 3 9 inch round cake pans with Pam baking spray. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl combine all cake ingredients together until fully combined.
- Divide batter between the 3 baking pans and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
- Once cooled, remove cakes from cake pan and cut the top domes off so they are flat.
FOR THE PEANUT BUTTER BUTTERCREAM
- In a large bowl, cream butter, powdered sugar, peanut butter ,vanilla and salt. Stir in powdered sugar a little at a time. Add heavy cream until you reach your desired consistency.
FOR THE GANACHE
- In a small saucepan, heat heavy whipping cream until steaming. While heavy whipping cream is heating up, place chocolate chips into a heat-proof bowl.
- Once the heavy whipping cream is heated, pour over the chocolate chips.Allow to sit for 1 minute before whisking until smooth.
- Pour ganache into a squeeze bottle.
ASSEMBLE
- Place the first cake layer onto a serving plate. Scoop 1 cup of frosting onto the first layer and spread it out. Repeat steps with remaining cake layers. Frost top and sides too.
- Scoop remaining frosting into a piping bag with a star tip ,and set aside
- Using the squeeze bottle, to create a drizzle effect around the top of the cake. Squeeze some ganache over the side allow the chocolate ganache to drip down.
- Pour remaining ganache onto the center of the top of the cake and smooth evenly to coat the top.
- Allow to sit for 10 minutes to allow ganache to harden.
- Pipe dollops of frosting onto the top cake.
- Take the potato peeler and run it along the edge of the chocolate bar like you're peeling an apple to create shavings.
- Place the Reese Peanut Butter Cups in between the frosting dollops.
This article and recipe adapted from this site
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