Chocolate Snickers Cake – Decadent Layer Cake from Scratch
A rich, layered chocolate cake with peanut nougat filling, salted caramel, roasted peanuts, and a glossy chocolate ganache — just like a Snickers bar in cake form.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Yield: 12–14 slices 1x
Ingredients
Chocolate Cake:
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2 cups flour
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1 cup cocoa powder
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2 cups sugar
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½ cup brown sugar
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2 tsp baking soda
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1 tsp baking powder
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1 tsp salt
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 cup hot coffee
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½ cup vegetable oil
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2 eggs
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2 tsp vanilla extract
Nougat Filling:
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1 cup marshmallow fluff
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½ cup creamy peanut butter
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¾ cup powdered sugar
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1 tsp vanilla
Salted Caramel:
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1 cup sugar
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6 tbsp butter
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½ cup heavy cream
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½ tsp sea salt
Ganache:
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6 oz dark chocolate
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¾ cup heavy cream
Topping:
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½ cup roasted peanuts, chopped
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Optional: chopped Snickers bars
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 3 x 8-inch cake pans.
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Whisk dry cake ingredients. In a second bowl, whisk wet. Combine and divide into pans. Bake 28–32 mins. Cool.
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For nougat: mix fluff, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla.
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For caramel: melt sugar, add butter and warm cream. Stir in salt.
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For ganache: pour hot cream over chocolate, stir smooth. Cool to pourable.
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Layer: cake, nougat, caramel, peanuts. Repeat. Top with final layer.
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Frost with ganache. Chill. Top with more caramel, peanuts, and Snickers.