I dreamed up this cake for my partner's birthday. He is a peanut butter fiend and I have made peanut butter cakes for him in the past, but this time I wanted to pair it with chocolate. I packaged up a bunch of the slices and delivered them to all of the band members and their partners so they could celebrate with us in some way.
I have made two of the components of this cake before, but I really liked the look of this cake from Sweetest Menu and decided to riff on that.
Notes:
- I added a pinch of salt to the cookie crumble mixture before baking it.
Verdict: The layers kind of came apart as it was cut (because the cookie crumbles were dry and I didn't use a lot of frosting because I think I might have needed more), and I'd like to make the cake part a bit less dry next time. It could have been the peanut butter I used. But it was very peanut buttery, and not too sweet. And this frosting is still A+ incredible.
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RECIPES:
Cake: Peanut Butter Cake (from Sally's Baking Addiction, doubled)
Frosting: Peanut Butter Frosting (from Eat, Live, Run)
Cookie crumbles: Chocolate Cookie Crumbs (Sweetest Menu)
