This colossal Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake recipe is made from scratch and is garnished with peanut butter truffles. The ultimate cake for celebrations
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7 Layer Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake
Now this is what I call the ultimate celebration dessert. Not only is it delicious to eat, its easy on the eyes as well.
Seven layers of peanut butter cake is sandwiched together using a delicious chocolate frosting and topped with smooth ganache and crunchy peanut butter chocolate truffles.
Sounds good doesnt it?
Now add a few sparklers on top and your 4th of July dessert is served!
Ta-da!
For me, celebrating the 4th of July is both a pleasure but an honor as well.
As an immigrant, living here in the USA is a dream come true since I get to experience freedom, progress, and opportunity.
I am very proud to be an American.
This year, we are celebrating it at home with close family members. For dessert, Ill be serving this colossal7 Layer Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with maybe some chocolate chip cookies on the side.
The nutty original flavor comes from an unlikely source: cereal. Its not only a breakfast item, but also an amazing flavoring and texturing agent.
Thats right, I used a big helping of the newPeanut Butter & Cocoa PEBBLES in my cake.
Enjoy a crispy rice cereal with the irresistible tastes of realpeanutbutterand real cocoa to create an explosion of flavor in your mouth. Pick up a few boxes in a store near you.
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To make this 7-layer dream, you dont need multiple identical cake molds. Since I only had three 8″ cake pans, they took turns in the oven.
When the first 3 layers were ready, I waited 10 minutes, unmolded, washed, and baked the next three. finally, I cleaned the last mold to bake my 7th layer.
Since the layers were thin, each cake only took 10 12 minutes in the oven. So it didnt take long for my 7 layers to be baked and ready.
I hope you can try this delicious 7-layer Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet.
Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
For Peanut Butter Cakes
- 4 cups Cake Flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter softened
- 1/2 cup Peanut Butter
- 1 1/4 cup Brown Sugar
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 1/2 cups Milk
- 1/2 cup Sour Cream
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
For Chocolate Frosting
- 3 cups Peanut Butter & Cocoa Pebbles Cereal
- 1 1/2 cups Butter softened
- 4 1/2 cups Confectioners Sugar
- 3/4 cup Cocoa Powder
- 3 teaspoons Vanilla
- 6 tablespoons Sour Cream
For Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffles
- 1 cup Peanut Butter
- 2 tablespoons Confectioners Sugar
- 2 cups Peanut Butter & Cocoa Pebbles Cereal
For Chocolate Ganache
- 1 cup Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1/2 cup Heavy Cream
- 2 teaspoons Color Sprinkles optional
Instructions
For Peanut Butter Cakes
- Preheat oven to 350 F
- Grease seven 8" Cake Pans*
- In a bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda. Set aside
- Combine the milk and sour cream together, set aside
- Using the mixer, combine the butter, peanut butter and brown sugar for 4-5 minutes or until creamy
- Add the eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. Pour in the vanilla
- Add 1/3 of the flour mixture alternating with the milk mixture starting and ending the flour. Do not overmix
- Pour 1 cup of cake batter on each of the cake pans and spread evenly (batter will be thick). Bake for 10-12 minutes or until browned on top and springy to the touch
- Remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes and unmold onto a baking rack to cool of completely
For Chocolate Frosting
- Ground cereal in a food processor
- Sift the confectioners sugar and cocoa into a bowl. Add the cereal and mix. Set aside
- Using the mixer, whip the butter for 3-4 minutes until creamy. Add the vanilla
- With the mixer running, slowly add the sugar mixture.
- Finally, add the sour cream and mix well
For Peanut Butter Chocolate Truffles
- Ground 1 cup of cereal in a food processor (save the other cup for later)
- In a bowl, mix the ground cereal, peanut butter, and confectioners sugar. Cover and freeze for 1 hour or until firm
- Remove from bowl and shape into 1 teaspoon balls. Roll each ball with the remaining cereal
- Freeze truffles until ready to use
For Chocolate Ganache
- In a bowl, add the chocolate chips
- Microwave cream for 45 minutes or until boiling
- Pour the hot heavy cream on top of the chocolate chips and let it stand for 2 minutes
- After 2 minutes, mix with a spoon until the chocolate chips are completely melted and the mixture is smooth
Assembly
- Place 1 layer of cake into a cake plate and add a thin layer of chocolate frosting. Top with next layer of cake and repeat with the next layer of cakes
- Frost top and sides of the cake with the remaining chocolate frosting. Refrigerate for 30 minutes until set
- Drizzle the warm ganache all over the top of the cake and let it drip down the sides
- Add the sprinkles and decorate with the truffles all around the top and the bottom
- Refrigerate until ready to serve
- Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Other Pebbles cereal recipes:
Fruity Pebbles Rice Cakes Sandwiches
Lemon Glazed Fruity Pebbles Eggs
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