Romano’s Reese’s Peanut Butter Cake

ROMANO'S REESE'S PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

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Categories : Chocolate Cakes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -- -- --

3/4 c Unsalted butter

3/4 c Creamy style peanut butter

2 c Packed brown sugar

3 Eggs

2 c Unsifted all purpose flour

1 tb Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt

1 c Milk

Peanut Butter Filling:

1 c Cream cheese, softened

1/2 c Creamy style peanut butter

Chocolate Glaze:

1/2 c Water

4 tb Unsalted butter

1/2 c Cocoa

1 c Unsifted powdered sugar

1 t Vanilla

350 degrees. Grease and flour

2 9 cake pans.

In large mixing bowl, cream butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add brown sugar. Mix to blend. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing

well after each addition.

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add flour mixture to

butter and peanut butter mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Add vanilla.

Pour batter into pans. Bake until cake tests done, about 45 minutes. Cool

on wire rack to room temperature before frosting the cake.

Spread half of Peanut Butter Filling over tops of each cake. Chill.

Spread half of warm Chocolate Glaze over peanut butter topping on each cake, using metal spatula dipped in hot water. As glaze cools, it will

thicken.

Peanut Butter Filling: Cream ingredients together until light and fluffy.

Chocolate Glaze: Place water and butter in small saucepan. Bring to boil.

Add cocoa, sugar and vanilla to water mixture. Mix until smooth.

NOTE: This recipe will make two 9 inch cakes or one stacked layer cake. If

making the stacked layer cake, the Peanut Butter Filling should be put

between the layers and on top of the cake before topping it with the

Chocolate Glaze.

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