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Peanut Butter Snack Cake with Chocolate Ganache
Peanut Butter Snack Cake with Bittersweet Ganache ~ a moist dense peanut butter cake topped off with the most decadent chocolate frosting imaginable...
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 283 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
chocolate ganache frosting
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1 heaping cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Set oven to 350F
- Spray a 9x9 baking pan lightly with cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl blend together the butter, peanut butter, and boiling water until it is completely combined and smooth. (The butter will melt and the mixture will be thin)
- Beat in the egg, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Sift in the flour, sugar, and baking soda and mix until well combined, but don't over-beat.
- Spread into the pan and bake for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out withut wet batter on it.
- Cool before frosting.
- To make the frosting, heat the cream in a saucepan just until it comes to a boil. Take the pan off the heat and add the chocolate. Let it sit for a few minutes, then gently stir until all the chocolate has melted and it is smooth and glossy .
- Let the ganache cool a little so it thickens slightly. I stirred it every few minutes, and when it had thickened a bit I poured it over the cake.
- Refrigerate the cake until the ganache has set.
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Notes
- The cake portion of this recipe is adapted from Eat 2 Gather
Nutrition Information
Calories
283kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
18g
(28%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Trans Fat
0.3g
Cholesterol
48mg
(16%)
Sodium
103mg
(4%)
Potassium
95mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
18g
(36%)
Vitamin A
432IU
(9%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 283
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 283kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 48mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 103mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 95mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 18g | 36% |
| Vitamin A | 432IU | 9% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.