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, it’s 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 doesn’t 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, I’ll be serving this colossal 7 Layer Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with maybe some chocolate chip cookies on the side.
The nutty original flavor comes from an unlikely source: cereal. It’s not only a breakfast item, but also an amazing flavoring and texturing agent.
That’s right, I used a big helping of the new Peanut Butter & Cocoa PEBBLES in my cake.
Enjoy a crispy rice cereal with the irresistible tastes of real peanut butter and 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 don’t 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 didn’t 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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