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Peanut Butter Boston Cream Cake

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Peanut Butter Boston Cream Cake
  • Prep 35 min
  • Total 2 hr 45 min
  • Ingredients 12
  • Servings 12
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Turn Pillsbury™ peanut butter cookie dough into a yummy cake. Really!
By Pillsbury Kitchens
Updated Sep 23, 2020
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
Bake-Off® Contest 45, 2012
Mary Beth Mandola
Houston, Texas

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup Simply Jif® Peanut Butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 roll (16.5 oz) refrigerated Pillsbury™ Peanut Butter Cookie Dough
  • 1/4 cup Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3/4 cup milk chocolate baking chips
  • 2 tablespoons chopped lightly salted, dry roasted peanuts

Steps

  • 1
    To make filling, in medium bowl, beat 1/2 cup whipping cream and powdered sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until stiff peaks form. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the vanilla and peanut butter; beat on low speed just until blended, being careful not to overmix. Refrigerate.
  • 2
    Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 2 (8- or 9-inch) round cake pans with Crisco® No-Stick Butter Spray. In large bowl, beat eggs with electric mixer on high speed, about 5 minutes or until thick and lemon colored. Break up cookie dough into eggs; beat on low speed until creamy. (DO NOT EAT RAW COOKIE DOUGH AFTER COMBINING WITH EGGS.) Add remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat on low speed until blended.
  • 3
    In small bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and baking soda. Add flour mixture gradually to egg mixture, beating with electric mixer on medium speed, until blended. Add sour cream; beat on low speed until mixed. Divide batter evenly between pans.
  • 4
    Bake 18 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes. Carefully invert cake layers from pans onto cooling racks. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • 5
    Meanwhile, to make ganache, in small microwavable bowl, microwave remaining 1/4 cup whipping cream and chocolate chips on High 30 to 60 seconds, stirring every 30 seconds, until smooth. Set aside.
  • 6
    To assemble cake, place 1 cake layer, bottom side up, on serving plate. Spread peanut butter filling on top to within 1/2 inch of edge. Top with remaining cake layer, rounded side up. Spread ganache over cake, covering top and allowing ganache to run down side of cake. Sprinkle peanuts around top edge of cake. Refrigerate 1 hour. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Information

400 Calories, 25g Total Fat, 7g Protein, 37g Total Carbohydrate, 24g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
400
Calories from Fat
220
Total Fat
25g
38%
Saturated Fat
11g
53%
Trans Fat
1 1/2g
Cholesterol
70mg
24%
Sodium
360mg
15%
Potassium
135mg
4%
Total Carbohydrate
37g
12%
Dietary Fiber
1g
4%
Sugars
24g
Protein
7g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
8%
8%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
6%
6%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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