Reese’s Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake Explosion

Ingredients:
Chocolate Cake:

  • 1¾ cups flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • ¾ cup cocoa powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • 1 tbsp vanilla
  • 1 cup hot coffee

Cheesecake:

  • 32 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1¼ cups sugar
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 5 large eggs
  • 12 Reese’s Cups, chopped
  • 1 can (14 oz) dulce de leche

Peanut Butter Buttercream:

  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • ¾ cup shortening
  • ¾ cup peanut butter
  • 1½ tsp vanilla
  • 4-5 cups powdered sugar

Ganache:

  • 2 cups chocolate chips
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions:

  1. Chocolate Cake:
    Mix dry ingredients. Add eggs, buttermilk, butter, and vanilla. Fold in hot coffee. Bake in two 9-inch pans at 350°F for 30-35 mins. Cool.
  2. Cheesecake:
    Beat cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, and vanilla. Add eggs, fold in Reese’s. Bake at 475°F for 10 mins, then 350°F for 50-60 mins. Chill.
  3. Buttercream:
    Beat butter, shortening, peanut butter, and vanilla. Add powdered sugar.
  4. Ganache:
    Heat cream, pour over chocolate chips, stir smooth.
  5. Assemble:
    Layer cake, dulce de leche, cheesecake, and buttercream. Repeat. Coat, chill, top with ganache,

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