Birthday Cake Experiment -- that actually worked!!
Mar 23rd 2015, 12:57 am
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Birthday Cake Experiment -- that actually worked!!
Just wanted to share this ridiculous adventure experiment I did this weekend that ended up turning out great!
My husband has an obsession with chocolate peanut butter snacks - Reese's cups, peanut butter Kit Kat bars, and so on. There is a box of Reese's Puffs cereal in our cupboard nearly permanently.
Every year for his birthday I make him some completely ridiculous cake. One year I made a 3-D bear cake (was about 8 layers of cake!).
This year, I decided to make a giant Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup "Cake". Did a bit of googling to get some ideas, and then decided to just wing it and see what happened.
The end result was fantastic. It looked like an actual giant PB cup, and tasted DELICIOUS.
The inside is two layers of chocolate peanut butter chip brownie, with a layer of peanut butter icing in the middle. The case is milk chocolate, and it is a complete case - bottom included!
Happy to share the recipe and progress pics if anyone is interested.
Pretty proud of this, so wanted to share!
My husband has an obsession with chocolate peanut butter snacks - Reese's cups, peanut butter Kit Kat bars, and so on. There is a box of Reese's Puffs cereal in our cupboard nearly permanently.
Every year for his birthday I make him some completely ridiculous cake. One year I made a 3-D bear cake (was about 8 layers of cake!).
This year, I decided to make a giant Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup "Cake". Did a bit of googling to get some ideas, and then decided to just wing it and see what happened.
The end result was fantastic. It looked like an actual giant PB cup, and tasted DELICIOUS.
The inside is two layers of chocolate peanut butter chip brownie, with a layer of peanut butter icing in the middle. The case is milk chocolate, and it is a complete case - bottom included!
Happy to share the recipe and progress pics if anyone is interested.
Pretty proud of this, so wanted to share!
Last edited by Jerseygirl; May 7th 2015 at 1:32 am.
Mar 23rd 2015, 12:59 am
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Re: Birthday Cake Experiment -- that actually worked!!
Don't like Reece's pieces - but that looks amazing. Well done you.
And I would have tried a little bit, just for quality control purposes you understand.
And I would have tried a little bit, just for quality control purposes you understand.
Mar 23rd 2015, 2:36 am
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You can get PB Kit-Kats? Bleurgh!
I love Kit-Kats. I love Peppermint Aeros, After-Eights and most mint chocolate. I even like Terry's Orange choc. I prefer Dark (Plain) chocolate to Milk choc.
But I loathe Mint Kit-Kats, Dark Kit-Kats, Orange Kit-Kats. Now it looks like I get to loathe PB Kit-Kats as well.
Nice looking cake though
I love Kit-Kats. I love Peppermint Aeros, After-Eights and most mint chocolate. I even like Terry's Orange choc. I prefer Dark (Plain) chocolate to Milk choc.
But I loathe Mint Kit-Kats, Dark Kit-Kats, Orange Kit-Kats. Now it looks like I get to loathe PB Kit-Kats as well.
Nice looking cake though
Mar 23rd 2015, 3:06 am
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I like cake. Haven't had a bad one yet? Well of course I have, but would rather remember the many good ones. Your hubby is a lucky man. That one looks just wonderful.
Mar 23rd 2015, 3:59 am
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Like Bristol, I'm a dark chocolate woman....used to love something called Terry's Waifa?
I hate Peanut Butter.
My husband would crawl on his hands and knees through glass to get his mits on your cake. I must say Snooks, it looks very impressive
I hate Peanut Butter.
My husband would crawl on his hands and knees through glass to get his mits on your cake. I must say Snooks, it looks very impressive
Mar 23rd 2015, 4:07 am
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Re: Birthday Cake Experiment -- that actually worked!!
Just wanted to share this ridiculous adventure experiment I did this weekend that ended up turning out great!
My husband has an obsession with chocolate peanut butter snacks - Reese's cups, peanut butter Kit Kat bars, and so on. There is a box of Reese's Puffs cereal in our cupboard nearly permanently.
Every year for his birthday I make him some completely ridiculous cake. One year I made a 3-D bear cake (was about 8 layers of cake!).
This year, I decided to make a giant Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup "Cake". Did a bit of googling to get some ideas, and then decided to just wing it and see what happened.
The end result was fantastic. It looked like an actual giant PB cup, and tasted DELICIOUS.
The inside is two layers of chocolate peanut butter chip brownie, with a layer of peanut butter icing in the middle. The case is milk chocolate, and it is a complete case - bottom included!
Happy to share the recipe and progress pics if anyone is interested. Pretty proud of this, so wanted to share!
My husband has an obsession with chocolate peanut butter snacks - Reese's cups, peanut butter Kit Kat bars, and so on. There is a box of Reese's Puffs cereal in our cupboard nearly permanently.
Every year for his birthday I make him some completely ridiculous cake. One year I made a 3-D bear cake (was about 8 layers of cake!).
This year, I decided to make a giant Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup "Cake". Did a bit of googling to get some ideas, and then decided to just wing it and see what happened.
The end result was fantastic. It looked like an actual giant PB cup, and tasted DELICIOUS.
The inside is two layers of chocolate peanut butter chip brownie, with a layer of peanut butter icing in the middle. The case is milk chocolate, and it is a complete case - bottom included!
Happy to share the recipe and progress pics if anyone is interested.
Pretty proud of this, so wanted to share!
Mar 23rd 2015, 4:16 am
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Mar 23rd 2015, 4:39 am
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That cake looks very interesting but couldn't he just take up golf or fixing lawn mowers?
Mar 23rd 2015, 4:42 am
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Mar 23rd 2015, 5:15 am
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LOL Nutek doesn't need any more ammunition for his picture arsenal! That said, not sure where he'd manage to use these!
Unless Nutek has a peanut butter chocolate obsession I do not know about??
Mar 23rd 2015, 5:35 am
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Awesome cake! I love it!
This is where my baking skills lack, I can make the baked goods taste good, but they never look good....lol
This is where my baking skills lack, I can make the baked goods taste good, but they never look good....lol
Mar 23rd 2015, 5:39 am
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Mar 23rd 2015, 8:47 am
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Re: Birthday Cake Experiment -- that actually worked!!
Just wanted to share this ridiculous adventure experiment I did this weekend that ended up turning out great!
My husband has an obsession with chocolate peanut butter snacks - Reese's cups, peanut butter Kit Kat bars, and so on. There is a box of Reese's Puffs cereal in our cupboard nearly permanently.
Every year for his birthday I make him some completely ridiculous cake. One year I made a 3-D bear cake (was about 8 layers of cake!).
This year, I decided to make a giant Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup "Cake". Did a bit of googling to get some ideas, and then decided to just wing it and see what happened.
The end result was fantastic. It looked like an actual giant PB cup, and tasted DELICIOUS.
The inside is two layers of chocolate peanut butter chip brownie, with a layer of peanut butter icing in the middle. The case is milk chocolate, and it is a complete case - bottom included!
Happy to share the recipe and progress pics if anyone is interested. Pretty proud of this, so wanted to share!
My husband has an obsession with chocolate peanut butter snacks - Reese's cups, peanut butter Kit Kat bars, and so on. There is a box of Reese's Puffs cereal in our cupboard nearly permanently.
Every year for his birthday I make him some completely ridiculous cake. One year I made a 3-D bear cake (was about 8 layers of cake!).
This year, I decided to make a giant Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup "Cake". Did a bit of googling to get some ideas, and then decided to just wing it and see what happened.
The end result was fantastic. It looked like an actual giant PB cup, and tasted DELICIOUS.
The inside is two layers of chocolate peanut butter chip brownie, with a layer of peanut butter icing in the middle. The case is milk chocolate, and it is a complete case - bottom included!
Happy to share the recipe and progress pics if anyone is interested.
Pretty proud of this, so wanted to share!.
Mar 23rd 2015, 9:51 am
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Ah, my cake radar found the thread. Looks fab Schnooks! Well done.
Mar 23rd 2015, 9:54 am
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P.S. As a cake obsessive, I demand photos of the bear cake too!
