Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cake
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It’s official – chocolate and peanut butter are a thing. The baking world has taken the famed Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup and transformed the happy couple into a flavor combination as beloved as chocolate and coffee or chocolate and hazelnut. What better way to celebrate this salty sweet combination than with a big and bold Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cake?!
For those of you who don’t know me, hi! I’m Gemma Stafford, the baker behind Bigger Bolder Baking. As a professional chef and Bold Baker to the core, my passion is taking over-the-top sweets and baked goods and making them both accessible while holding on to all of that wow factor. I’m very proud to be an ambassador for GoodCook, since I love all of their baking essentials including many things you’ll want to make this treat.
This cake is a perfect example of that and actually a favorite in my house. In fact, this Chocolate and Peanut Butter cake was requested by my husband, Kevin to celebrate his birthday this year! This style of cake is my favorite – it’s freeform and rustic, decorated with fresh fruit and the most lovely swirled peanut butter butter cream (thanks to my OodleTip disposable piping bag from GoodCook). Whether you’re making it for a special occasion or for a big birthday, your friends and family will literally swoon for this delicacy.
The cake inside of my Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake is one of my go-to recipes as it’s beyond moist and chocolatey, a nod to good quality cocoa powder and the addition of strong coffee. That being said, the best part of this cake is what happens when it’s introduced to my Crazy Peanut Butter Frosting.
This frosting is salty, sweet, light as air and crazy rich. Just like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, this cake packs a chocolate punch while being sweet and salty in all the right ways. To take it up that extra notch, I top this cake with fresh raspberries. Can you imagine anything more festive?!
Get the full recipe on GoodCook.com! And don’t miss my 3-Layer Neapolitan Cake.
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Could I replace the raspberry’s with something else?
Sure, you can use strawberries or you can just leave them out all together and have peanut butter and chocolate.
Best,
Gemma.
fantastic recepie gemma .
i love it
thank you
Hi there,
Thank you, and thank you for submitting the photo too, I appreciate it,
Gemma 🙂
It seems that I can not bring up your recipes, please you tell me how I can get them?
Hi Nancy,
Scroll to the bottom of the page and above the comments and you will find the written recipe there.
Best,
Gemma.
Do I need baking soda for the 1cake
Hi Oge,
Really it is always best to follow a recipe. However if you do not have this then add 1/2 teaspoon extra baking powder to this recipe. (http://www.goodcook.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-cake-gemma-stafford/) the recipe is here on GoodCook.com site.
I hop this works well for you,
Gemma 🙂
Thank you
Hey Gemma,
It’s me again i would just like you to tell me if it’s okay to use 10 inch tins as i don’t have 9 inch
thanks bigboldbaker12
xxx
hey again im sorry bu im also only making 2 cakes but using the same recipe is this okay
And yes that is totally fine. This recipe will make 2 big cakes 🙂
Gemma.
Hi!!
Yes, it is totally fine to use a 10inch tin. No problem.
Gemma 🙂
thank you sooo much you have helped me loads
THANKS but i live in Ireland Newbridge but if you make it i will be so glad
u can make it
Hi there,
Happy birthday to you Oge!
I am happy that you are with us in Ireland.
Are you still talking about the price of making a cake? I am not sure now.
I live in California now, and we have lots of Bold Bakers from all around the world. I do know that it should not cost you too much to make the Best Ever Chocolate cake (https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/best-ever-chocolate-cake/). This is a good recipe, and will be impressive for your sale, or your birthday!
Gemma 🙂
I agree how much does it cost for 30 people to eat i still hope its not too much
Hi there,
you need to cost your ingredients. 30 people for one cake??
Gemma 🙂
Can any of your
People who you work with make please can you please tel me the price
Oge😀
Oge are you asking what price to sell things at your bake sale? I’m a little confused…
Gemma.
hi my name is oge i was wondering if you can make a chocolate cake but first can you please tell me the price because we are doing a bake sale for our school i hope its not really expensive
Hi Oge,
I do not know how expensive it will be where you live, but it is a great question!
You can change the price of the product by changing ingredients sometimes.
(https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/best-ever-chocolate-cake/) here is a great recipe. You will need to write it down, then go to the store, and write down the price of the ingredients.
You can make a simple cake too, and add cocoa to give it a chocolate flavor. (https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/crazy-cupcakes/) these crazy cupcakes will give you the idea.
I am sorry, I really cannot help too much, as I do not know what you can buy, and the price.
Gemma 🙂
Well its up to you i am having a birthday party because its my birthday andi live in newbridge county kildare
i will really appreciate
No i have already picked one of your cake that you send to me i am asking how much to make for my birthday because i want it to be very special i dont want me or any one to make the cake just you because you are a professional THANK YOU
So you are asking me to make your Birthday cake for you??
Oge, I live in Los Angeles, not in Ireland. I wouldn’t be able to make your cake for you unfortunately.
Best,
Gemma.
thank you,can you please give me a big chocolate cake recipe if not a oreo big icecream cake will do can you please give the oreo iceam as well
Hi Oge,
Do you look at the recipes here on the website? (https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/category/recipes/cakes-cupcakes/) there are lots of large cakes here for you. All of the ice cream recipes are here (https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/category/recipes/homemade-no-machine-ice-cream/) and you can use the search bar to find the recipes you like,
Gemma 🙂
hi. please share the peanut butter buttercream because the crazy one was divided win the butter cream. The link shared by good cook is not working
Hi there,
(http://www.goodcook.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-cake-gemma-stafford/) try this link, this worked for me, but I will need to get Kevin to check it out.
Buttercream frosting is a proportional recipe, easy to remember. 1:2, that is one measure of butter to two of powdered sugar, and a little milk/cream. Add vanilla too as appropriate. So, for 6ozs butter it will be 12 oz of icing sugar/powdered sugar. You then add the same measure as the butter in smooth peanut butter.
This is quite a big mix, but you can see how you can break it down. It could be 1oz butter, 2 sugar, 2 peanut butter, or 2:4:4 etc.
I need to go back to check the links, and the recipe on GoodCooks post, thank you for letting me know,
Gemma 🙂