Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake
Course: DesertsI’ve always had a sweet tooth. Cakes, caramels, chocolate, marmalade—I’m attracted to anything sweet. You won’t believe this, but throughout the years I discovered that some peculiar people don’t have the same craving for sweet foods as I do.
This incredible Bundt cake I made, with its toppings of tender melted chocolate and peanut butter cream, is a taste monster, in my opinion. Just look at it! My beloved hubby, though, gave it a try with his coffee and declared, “Oh, that’s pretty ok.” Oh my goodness, I have no doubt that many people would go to any lengths to eat this adorable little man. But if my partner just likes savory foods like sausages, Italian pasta, and so on, what can I do?
Anyway, did you know that the name “Bundt” is a registered trademark of a Minnesotan business that created the first cake pan with the distinctive shape we are familiar with today? Therefore, in a strict sense, bundt cakes can only be baked in their original pans. For me, a bundt means a cake whose batter is simply poured into a unique form that serves two functions. In addition to making the cake more aesthetically appealing, the mold is made to be as effective as possible so that the sponge cake can be baked in a shorter amount of time.
This incredible Bundt cake I made, with its toppings of tender melted chocolate and peanut butter cream, is a taste monster, in my opinion. Just look at it! My beloved hubby, though, gave it a try with his coffee and declared, “Oh, that’s pretty ok.” Oh my goodness, I have no doubt that many people would go to any lengths to eat this adorable little man. But if my partner just likes savory foods like sausages, Italian pasta, and so on, what can I do?
Anyway, did you know that the name “Bundt” is a registered trademark of a Minnesotan business that created the first cake pan with the distinctive shape we are familiar with today? Therefore, in a strict sense, bundt cakes can only be baked in their original pans. For me, a bundt means a cake whose batter is simply poured into a unique form that serves two functions. In addition to making the cake more aesthetically appealing, the mold is made to be as effective as possible so that the sponge cake can be baked in a shorter amount of time.
Ingredients
- Sponge Cake
Flour 300 g (10.7 oz)
Butter 170 g (6 oz)
150 g (5.3 oz) brown sugar
100 g (3.5 oz) white sugar
1 cup buttermilk
240 g chocolate chips (8.5 oz)
9 g (0.3 oz) baking powder
4 eggs
1 tbsp vanilla extract
1 tsp salt
- Ganache (chocolate and peanut topping)
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1/2 cup cream
1/2 cup peanut cream butter
2 tbsp milk or cream
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Directions
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C° (350 F)
- Mix flour, salt and baking powder in a large bowl.
- In another bowl, mix together the eggs, white and brown sugar and butter until the mixture is light and fluffy.
- Add buttermilk and stir. The mixture will be a little grainy. That’s the way it should be
- Now add the flour and mix with a blender (slow speed).
- At the end, add the chocolate chips and mix everything well until fully combined
- Lubricate the baking dish with butter, put the batter into it and place in the preheated oven for 40-50 minutes. Check readiness with a toothpick. It should come out dry.
- Let the cake cool completely. Then take it out of the mold.
- Topping Recipe
- For the peanut ganache (topping), mix together powdered sugar, milk and peanut butter. When mixing, it is better to use a blender to save time. If the ganache come out too thick, add more milk.
- For chocolate ganache, mix cream and chocolate chips. Microwave the mixture for 30-40 seconds until the cream is hot. Then mix everything with a spoon until the mixture becomes homogeneous.
- Now distribute the peanut topping on the chilled cake.
- Top everything with chocolate ganache. You can also decorate the dessert with chocolate chips or almond flakes.
