Chocolate Layer Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
from Sky High: Triple Layer Cakes
Cake:
2 cups flour
2 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup dutched cocoa
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup vegetable oil
1 cup sour cream
1 1/2 cups water
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
Frosting:
10 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
4 ounces unsalted butter or margarine, room temperature
5 cups powdered sugar, sifted
2/3 cup smooth peanut butter
Preheat your oven to 350. Line three 8 inch pans with parchment paper. Grease the paper and set aside.
In a large bowl, place the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt. Whisk to combine.
Add the oil and sour cream,
and blend.
Add the water,
and mix to make a very thin batter.
Add the eggs and vanilla,
and mix.
Evenly distribute the batter among the three pans.
Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. After twenty minutes, remove from the pans and peel back the parchment paper. Let them finish cooling.
To make the frosting, place the cheese and margarine in a bowl. Beat until light and fluffy.
Somewhat light, not so much fluffy.
Gradually add in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, periodically scraping down the sides of the bowl.
Your mixture should look something like this.
Add the peanut butter and beat until thoroughly blended.
Frosting.
To assemble, place one cake layer on your plate.
Top with a nice amount of frosting and spread to the edges of the cake layer.
Repeat with the remaining layers.
Frost the sides and smooth the edges. Decorate as you please.. or just dig in! Refrigerate any remaining cake... Should there be any..
Add the oil and sour cream,
and blend.
Add the water,
and mix to make a very thin batter.
Add the eggs and vanilla,
and mix.
Evenly distribute the batter among the three pans.
Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a wire rack. After twenty minutes, remove from the pans and peel back the parchment paper. Let them finish cooling.
To make the frosting, place the cheese and margarine in a bowl. Beat until light and fluffy.
Somewhat light, not so much fluffy.
Gradually add in the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, periodically scraping down the sides of the bowl.
Your mixture should look something like this.
Add the peanut butter and beat until thoroughly blended.
Frosting.
To assemble, place one cake layer on your plate.
Top with a nice amount of frosting and spread to the edges of the cake layer.
Repeat with the remaining layers.
Frost the sides and smooth the edges. Decorate as you please.. or just dig in! Refrigerate any remaining cake... Should there be any..
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