Shelly's Recipe

PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE TORTE

Category: Tortes

16 (1-oz) squares semisweet chocolate, chopped
2/3 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
5 large eggs, lightly beaten
2 tbsp all-purpose flour

Peanut Butter Cream
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup sweetened condensed milk
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp half-and-half

Garnish: toasted peanuts

Melt chocolate and butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring often. Remove from heat, and stir in peanut butter. Let cool slightly. Gradually add chocolate mixture to eggs, beating at medium speed of an electric mixer 10 minutes.
Fold flour into batter. Spoon batter into a greased and floured 9 inch springform pan.

Bake at 400 for 12 minutes for a gooey dessert, or 15 minutes for a firmer dessert. (Either way, cake will not be firm in center when removed from oven.) Let cool completely. Cover and chill thoroughly. Serves 10

Remove sides of springform pan. Spoon warm Peanut Butter Cream onto each dessert plate. Top each with a slice of torte. Garnish, if desired.

Peanut Butter Cream: Melt peanut butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring constantly. Gradually stir in condensed milk and half-and-half; cook until heated. Remove from heat; serve warm. Makes 1 1/2 cups