Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

I would like to start this off by wishing all of the lovely mothers out there a Happy belated Mother’s Day. I feel so blessed to have such a positive and supportive role model both in the kitchen and out. Our mother, Stephanie, is the woman behind this whole operation. Without her hard work to embrace out gluten free lifestyle Brooke and I may never have known how to live our best gluten free life. Mothers do so much for us year after year, and they truly deserve the world. As a thank you to our mother, Stephanie, I made her favorite cake. A chocolate peanut butter cake, her favorite flavor combination to date. Let me tell you all how we made it.

For the chocolate sponge base we used Anne Byrn’s Chocolate Espresso Sponge Cake recipe which can be found in her book, “The Cake Mix Doctor Bakes Gluten Free”. It’s a very simple recipe that produces a delicious, rich, and moist chocolate cake.

After the cake is baked and cooled, it is covered in a peanut butter cream cheese frosting. Personally this is my favorite part of the whole cake, and I could probably eat a ton of this frosting by itself. For the frosting we use Smitten Kitchen’s (Another food blog) peanut butter frosting recipe. To make it, mix together five cups of sifted powdered sugar, with 1/2 cup room temperature butter, 1 1/4 cup room temperature cream cheese, and 2/3 cup peanut butter until smooth. Frost the middle of the cakes as well as the outside of the cake generously.

The last step is to make the chocolate peanut butter ganache. We used Smitten Kitchen’s recipe for this as well. To make, combine 8 oz semi-sweet chocolate, 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter, 2 tablespoons honey, and 1/2 cup of half and half in the top of a double boiler. Whisk frequently until the chocolate is melted and the mixture smooth. Immediately pour the ganache over the center of the cake. Do so slowly and allow gravity to pull it down the sides. Let the cake cool, thank your mother for being amazing, (whether it’s Mother’s Day or not) and dig in! I hope you all enjoy this decadent chocolate peanut butter cake. Thank you Mothers everywhere. Stay well and eat well.

Until next time,

Brynn