Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake With Salted Caramel Glaze Recipes

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER CAKE WITH SALTED CARAMEL GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray 10-inch fluted tube pan with cooking spray; set aside. In bowl stir together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Set aside.
• In large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on low to medium speed 30 seconds. Add sugar; beat until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating on low to medium speed 1 minute after each addition and scraping bowl frequently. Beat in sour cream and vanilla. Alternately add flour mixture and milk to butter mixture, beating on low speed after each addition just until combined.
• Divide batter into two bowls. Stir melted chocolate into half the batter until well combined. Stir peanut butter into remaining half until well combined.
• Alternately drop spoonfuls of batter into prepared pan. Use a small metal spatula or butter knife to gently swirl the batters together (no not overmix).
• Bake in preheated oven 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 15 minutes on wire rack. Remove cake from pan; cool thoroughly on wire rack. Drizzle cake with half of the Salted Caramel Glaze. If desired, sprinkle with Sea Salt. Pass remaining sauce.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER GLAZE

Steps:

• In the top of a double boiler or in a bowl set over simmering water, combine the chocolate, peanut butter, and corn syrup.
• Cook, whisking often, until the chocolate is melted and the mixture is smooth.
• Remove from the heat and whisk in the half-and-half, beating until smooth. Use while still warm.

SALTED CARAMEL GLAZE

Steps:

• In heavy small saucepan melt butter over medium-low heat. Stir in packed brown sugar and granulated sugar. Bring to boiling, stirring constantly.
• Stir in whipping cream and return to boiling. Boil 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in sea salt. Cool completely.

SKINNYGIRL'S CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH PEANUT BUTTER GLAZE

Steps:

• For the cake: Preheat the oven to 350°F Put all of the ingredients in a bowl and stir until combined.
• Pour the batter into a loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Bake 40 to 50 minutes, rotating the pan about halfway through the baking time. When a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, it's done.
• Let the cake cool completely, then top with Peanut Butter Glaze. Slice & serve.
• For the glaze: Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and mix with a hand blender until the sugar crystal are dissolved. If they aren't dissolving, you can gently heat the mixture until they do. Heat on low on the stove or on 50 percent power in the microwave, stirring every 20 seconds. Be careful with splattering when blending.