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Prepare the cake according to box directions. I used an extra moist mix by Betty Crocker. (You can of course make a cake from scratch but it tastes just as sinful with a box mix.)
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Pour into two 9 inch cake pans. Before baking the cake, sprinkle 1/4 of a cup of the chocolate chips over each cake. Bake for amount of time specified on box until done.
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While cake is baking, prepare the frostings. Yes, I said frostingS.
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In an electric mixer, using the whisk attachment, combine 1/2 cup of butter and 1 cup of creamy Peanut butter well.
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Next, after measuring 2 cups of powdered sugar, sift it into the butter mixture, whisking between small additions until the powdered sugar is incorporated into the mix.
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Add half and half, up to 3 Tbsps. to bring it to a nice, thick and creamy consistency.
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Scrape the peanut butter frosting out of the bowl with a rubber scraper and into another bowl. Set aside. Clean the wire whisk mixer attachment.
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Remove cake from oven and cool when it has finished cooking.
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As it cools, prepare the chocolate frosting. (You will probably have leftovers of both kinds of frosting. That's okay. They taste great on graham crackers. Trust me folks.)
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Throw another 1/2 cup of butter into the bowl of the mixer (no need to wash the bowl... it's not really dirty.)
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While the butter is being whisked, in a microwave safe bowl melt approximately 1 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
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Using a rubber scraper, add the melted chocolate to the butter and whisk until incorporated. Next, little by little add the rest of the powdered sugar (you may need a tad more than a cup.)
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Once the cake is cooled, flip one of them onto a cake plate. Frost the top of this bottom layer generously with the chocolate frosting.
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Carefully place the top cake layer atop the frosted bottom one and generously frost the whole cake with the peanut butter frosting.
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This cake serves a lot of people because a very small sliver will suffice. It is very, very rich.
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I made this up yesterday because it was 55u00b0 in the middle of July and I needed comfort food. And I needed a cake that acted like a peanut butter cup in my mouth. This fit the bill perfectly.
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Picture is on its way.
