Chocolate Peanut Gateau
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
1 hr 15 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
1
- For the cake
- ½ cup butter
- ⅔ cup superfine caster sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 ¼ cups self-rising flour (sifted)
- ½ cup cocoa powder
- ⅔ cup Buttermilk
- ⅔ cup Sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 Tbsp smooth Peanut butter
- For the peanut butter frosting
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup smooth Peanut butter (scant)
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Preparation steps
1.
For the cake: heat the oven to 180°C (160° fan) 350°F gas 4. Grease two 20 cm|8" cake tins.
2.
Whisk the butter, sugar and egg yolks in a mixing bowl with an electric whisk until light and fluffy.
3.
Sift in the flour and cocoa and gently stir into the mixture alternately with the buttermilk and soured cream. Stir in the vanilla.
4.
Divide the mixture evenly between the tins. Dot the peanut butter randomly over the mixtures.
5.
Bake for 25-35 minutes until firm to the touch. Cool in the tins for 5 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
6.
For the peanut butter frosting: beat the butter and peanut butter with an electric whisk until smooth.
7.
Sift in the icing sugar and and beat at low speed until thick and very smooth.
8.
Invert one cake onto a serving plate and spread with half the frosting. Place the other cake on top and spread with the remaining frosting.
