Buckeye Cake

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 6 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 (1 ounce) packets nestle choco-bake, unsweetened chocolate flavoring
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1/3 cup peanut butter and milk chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350*.
• 2 grease 9" round cake pan; line bottom w/ parchment paper & grease.
• 3 for cake: combine eggs and sugar in large bowl.
• 4 stir in flour, melted butter, choco bake, vanilla, and salt until smooth.
• 5 pour into prepared pan.
• 6 bake for 25 mins or until a wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• 7 cool on wire rack for 5 minutes.
• 8 run knife around edge of pan; cool for an addition 10 minutes.
• 9 invert cake onto serving platter; remove pan and parchment; cool completely.
• 10 for peanut butter layer: beat peanut butter, butter, & vanilla in med bowl until combined.
• 11 gradually beat in powdered sugar.
• 12 spread mixture on cake.
• 13 refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 14 for ganache: heat cream in small saucepan to boiling; remove from heat.
• 15 add semi-sweet chocolate chips; let stand 5 minutes.
• 16 stir, refrigerate for 30 mins or until mixture is spreadable.
• 17 spread on top and sides of cake.
• 18 for decoration: melt peanut butter & milk chocolate chips in resealable plastic bag on 70% power for 10-15 seconds.
• 19 knead bag to mix.
• 20 if necessary, microwave for an additional 10-15 seconds until melted.
• 21 cut a small hole from corner of bag; squeeze to drizzle over cake.
• 22 store cake in frig; let stand 30 mins before serving.