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2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup milk
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup peanut butter
10 caramel squares
1 1/2 tbsp whipping cream
1/4 cup chopped peanuts
1 can caramel icing
Chocolate Ganache, recipe follows
Peanuts, to garnish
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Sift together dry ingredients including flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the shortening, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Beat mixture until smooth then add the peanut butter. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the caramel squares with whipping cream for about 1 minute. Add the caramel mixture to the batter and mix well. Pour the batter evenly into the pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto on a wire rack until completely cool.
Sprinkle chopped peanuts in between the layers and place on a freezer safe plate. Ice cake with caramel icing. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Place the cake back onto the wire rack with a cookie sheet underneath to catch the ganache. Pour the ganache over cake the cake, coating completely and allow to dry before placing on a serving plate. Garnish as desired while ganache is still wet.
Ganache:
1 pkg almond bark or chocolate
1/2 pint whipping cream
1 tbsp white corn syrup
Melt almond bark or chocolate in a double boiler. Heat whipping cream in microwave for 45 seconds. Pour whipping cream and corn syrup into melted almond bark or chocolate until completely mixed.
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Category: Cakes
Prep Time: Cook Time: Total Time:
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
1 cup milk
3 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 cup peanut butter
10 caramel squares
1 1/2 tbsp whipping cream
1/4 cup chopped peanuts
1 can caramel icing
Chocolate Ganache, recipe follows
Peanuts, to garnish
Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Sift together dry ingredients including flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt. Add the shortening, milk, eggs, and vanilla. Beat mixture until smooth then add the peanut butter. In a microwave safe bowl, melt the caramel squares with whipping cream for about 1 minute. Add the caramel mixture to the batter and mix well. Pour the batter evenly into the pans and bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto on a wire rack until completely cool.
Sprinkle chopped peanuts in between the layers and place on a freezer safe plate. Ice cake with caramel icing. Place in the freezer for 30 minutes. Place the cake back onto the wire rack with a cookie sheet underneath to catch the ganache. Pour the ganache over cake the cake, coating completely and allow to dry before placing on a serving plate. Garnish as desired while ganache is still wet.
Ganache:
1 pkg almond bark or chocolate
1/2 pint whipping cream
1 tbsp white corn syrup
Melt almond bark or chocolate in a double boiler. Heat whipping cream in microwave for 45 seconds. Pour whipping cream and corn syrup into melted almond bark or chocolate until completely mixed.
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