The Best Chocolate Snickers Cake: 12-Ingredient Ultimate Indulgent Showstopper
The Best Chocolate Snickers Cake is a layered chocolate cake filled with peanut butter frosting, caramel, crunchy peanuts, and topped with rich chocolate ganache.
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1½ teaspoons baking powder
1½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
½ cup vegetable oil
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup hot coffee
1 cup unsalted butter softened
1 cup creamy peanut butter
3 cups powdered sugar
Caramel sauce
1 cup salted roasted peanuts chopped
½ cup heavy cream
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chopped
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare pans.
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Mix dry ingredients.
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Combine sugars, eggs, oil, and buttermilk.
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Add dry ingredients and coffee.
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Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
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Cool completely.
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Beat butter and peanut butter.
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Add powdered sugar.
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Layer cake with frosting, caramel, and peanuts.
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Frost entire cake.
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Make ganache and pour over top.
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Chill briefly before slicing.
Notes
Use room temperature ingredients.
Chill before cutting for clean slices.
Store covered.