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One-Bowl Cocoa Cake with Broiled Peanut Butter Frosting

onebowl cocoa cake with broiled peanut butter frosting

Details

Timing
Timing
Total:
2 Hr. 30 Min.
Bake:
35 Min.
Prep:
20 Min.
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Yields:
1 cake

Cleanup for this One-Bowl Cocoa Cake with Broiled Peanut Butter Frosting will be easy since you only need one mixing bowl to put it together! To make this extravagant one-bowl cocoa cake recipe, broil the iced cake at the very end to give the simple peanut butter frosting the perfectly toasty, caramelized finish.  It only takes one bowl and one bite to make chocolate and peanut butter your new favorite combination. Serve up even more of the delicious duo with these rich and creamy Marbled Peanut Butter Brownies.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time
20 minutes
Bake Time
35 minutes
Cool Time
1 hour 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 cups
    sugar
  • 1 cup
    milk
  • 2/3 cup
    butter or margarine, softened
  • 1/2 cup
    HERSHEY'S Cocoa
  • 3
    eggs
  • 2 tsps
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/4 cup
    HERSHEY'S Mini Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
  • Additional
    chopped peanuts (optional)
  • Peanut Butter Frosting
  • 1/3 cup
    REESE’S Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1/4 cup
    butter or margarine(1/2 stick), softened
  • 2/3 cup
    packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup
    heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup
    chopped lightly salted peanuts
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Directions

Equipment Needed 
Oven Oven
Round Baking Pans Round Baking Pans
Mixing Bowl Mixing Bowl
Mixer Mixer
Measuring Cups Measuring Cups
Rubber Scraper Rubber Scraper
Bowl Bowl
Wire Rack Wire Rack
1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour two 9-inch round baking pans.

2

Stir together flour, sugar, milk, butter, cocoa, eggs, baking soda, vanilla and salt in large bowl; beat until smooth. Spread batter in prepared pans.

3

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire rack. Cool completely.

4

Frost with Peanut Butter Frosting. Sprinkle top with small chocolate chips. Add additional chopped peanuts, if desired.

Peanut Butter Frosting: Combine peanut butter and butter in small bowl. Stir in brown sugar and whipping cream. Stir in peanuts.

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