Peanut Butter Bourbon Chocolate Cake

Peanut Butter Bourbon Chocolate Cake combines layers of moist and rich chocolate cake with a craveable peanut butter bourbon frosting. Top the whole thing with ganache and peanut butter cups for the ultimate celebratory dessert!

Cook time: 30 mins

Ingredients

For the cake:

• 2½ cups + 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup + 1 tablespoon Dutch-process cocoa powder
• 1 tablespoon baking soda
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1½ teaspoons salt
• 1½ cups buttermilk
• 1½ cups strong black coffee, hot
• ¾ cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 4½ teaspoons vanilla extract

For the frosting:

• 1½ cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
• 2 cups creamy peanut butter
• 6 tablespoons bourbon (you can substitute milk or a different whiskey)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups confectioner's sugar
• About 20 mini peanut butter cups, chopped

For the ganache:

• 8 ounces semisweet chocolate, finely chopped
• ¾ cup heavy cream

To garnish:

• About 10 mini peanut butter cups

Instructions

Please visit readytoyumble.com for full instructions.

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