Decadent Chocolate Peanut Butter Cheesecake Delight
Ingredients:
Chocolate Cake:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
Heaping 3/4 cup cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
2 eggs, room temp
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup butter, melted
1 Tbs vanilla extract
1 cup black coffee, hot
Cheesecake:
4 (8oz) packages full-fat cream cheese, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/2 cup sour cream
2 tsp vanilla extract
5 eggs
12 fun-sized Reese's Peanut Butter cups, chopped
1 (14oz) can of dulce de leche
Peanut Butter Buttercream:
3/4 cup butter
3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup peanut butter
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
4-5 cups powdered sugar
Ganache:
2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup heavy cream
1 tsp vanilla
Directions:
For the Chocolate Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line bottoms of 2 9" round baking pans with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Mix dry ingredients, then add eggs, buttermilk, butter, vanilla, and fold in hot coffee. Pour into pans and bake for 30-35 minutes. Cool, then refrigerate.
For the Cheesecake: Preheat oven to 475°F. Prepare a 9" springform pan with non-stick spray and water bath. Mix cream cheese, sugar, sour cream, vanilla, and eggs, then fold in Reese's. Bake at 475°F for 10 minutes, then 350°F for 50-60 minutes. Cool and refrigerate.
For the Buttercream: Cream butter and shortening, add peanut butter and vanilla, then powdered sugar to consistency.
For the Ganache: Heat cream to boiling, pour over chocolate chips, cover for 5-7 minutes, then stir until smooth.
Assembly: Layer cake with dulce de leche, cheesecake, buttercream, and repeat. Cover in ganache and decorate with buttercream.
Prep Time: 6 hours | Cooking Time: 2 hours | Total Time: 8 hours | Kcal: 911 | Servings: 16 slices