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Insane Reese's Cake
This Reese's cake is a moist chocolate cake filled with an insane amount of peanut butter frosting and decorated with heaps of peanut butter cups and chocolate!
👥 16 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 30 min👤 Shelly📖 cookiesandcups
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- pan
- oven
- bowl
- microwave
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat 2, 9-inch cake pans with nonstick spray. Cut 2, 9-inch rounds of parchment paper and place in the bottoms of the pans. Spray again with nonstick spray. Set aside.
2
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix together the sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt on low speed until combined.
3
With the mixer still on low, add in the eggs, milk, vegetable oil, and vanilla. Turn mixer up to medium and mix for ⏱️ 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary. Turn the mixer back down to low and slowly add in the hot water. Mix for an additional minutes until combined.
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4
Divide the batter between the 2 prepared pans. Bake for ⏱️ 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
5
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for ⏱️ 10 minutes and then remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
6
Make the Peanut Butter Filling
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7
In the clean bowl of your stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment mix the butter and peanut butter together on medium speed until smooth. Turn the mixer to low and slowly add in the powdered sugar. Turn the mixer to medium and mix for ⏱️ 1 minute until combined.
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8
Turn the mixer back to low and add 1/4 cup milk. Mix for an additional minute, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary, until creamy and combined. If desired, add additional milk to achieve desired result.
milk1 cup– 1/3 cup milk1/4teaspoons milk1 1/2
9
Transfer one of the cooled cakes to a plate or cake stand. Spread the peanut butter filling on top of the cake. Place the other cake on top of the peanut butter filling.
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10
Make the Chocolate Frosting
11
In the bowl of your stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, vanilla, and warm water and mix on low speed, until the mixture just comes together.
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12
Slowly increase the speed to medium and beat the frosting for ⏱️ 2 minutes, scraping the sides of the bowl as necessary.
13
Let the frosting cool for ⏱️ 15 minutes before covering the cake.
14
To Garnish
15
Once you have the cake covered in the chocolate frosting, pile the chopped peanut butter cups on top. Next, sprinkle 2 cups of milk chocolate chips on top and around the bottom of the cake.
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16
Place the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips and 1 1/2 milk into a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in 15-second increments, stirring in between each, until the chocolate is smooth. Place the melted chocolate into a small zip-top bag and snip the corner off. Drizzle the melted chocolate all over the cake.
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Nutrition Facts
calories
971 calories
fat Content
44.6 g
serving Size
1 slice
fiber Content
8.9 g
sugar Content
120.7 g
sodium Content
632 mg
protein Content
14.3 g
trans Fat Content
0 g
cholesterol Content
24.5 mg
carbohydrate Content
143.7 g
saturated Fat Content
18 g
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