Peanut Butter Bourbon Chocolate Cake

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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
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