Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Layered Chocolate Cake
Indulge in the decadent layers of this rich chocolate cake stacked with a luscious peanut butter cookie dough filling and a velvety chocolate frosting. Topped with mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, this dessert is a heavenly treat that will satisfy all your sweet cravings.
— Constant Cookbook
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup canola oil
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 cup chocolate chips, melted
- 20 mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray two 9 inch cake pans with cooking spray and the bottoms lined with parchment paper.
- Heat the milk in a microwave safe bowl until hot, about 45-60 seconds. Remove and add chocolate chips. Let sit for 1 minute then stir to melt.
- In a stand mixer, mix the flour, cocoa powder, sugar, salt and baking soda to combine. Slowly add the eggs, sour cream, oil and melted chocolate mixture until combined. Divide batter between the two prepared cake pans. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until baked through. Remove and let cool. Remove cakes from pans.
- To prepare cookie dough, beat butter and peanut butter until creamy and smooth. Add sugar, brown sugar, vanilla, flour and milk mixing until thick and cookie dough consistency.
- To prepare frosting, beat butter until creamy. Slowly add powdered sugar and cocoa until thick. Beat in melted chocolate. Stack one cake on top of a cake plate and top with peanut butter cookie dough layer. Top with second cake and Frost entire cake. Top with halved Reeses Peanut Butter Cups.
Yield
10 Servings
Nutrition
- Calories: 1034 kcal
- Carbohydrate Content: 161 g
- Protein Content: 17 g
- Fat Content: 40 g
- Saturated Fat Content: 17 g
- Cholesterol Content: 97 mg
- Sodium Content: 622 mg
- Fiber Content: 7 g
- Sugar Content: 120 g
- Serving Size: 1 serving
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