Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake🍫♥️

Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake🍫♥️

Copycat Cheesecake Factory Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Cheesecake 🍫

Ingredients:

Chocolate Cake:

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup cocoa, heaping
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs, room temp
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot black coffee

Cheesecake:

• 4 packages (32 oz total) full-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 5 eggs
• 12 fun-sized Reese’s Peanut Butter cups, chopped
• 1 can (14 oz) dulce de leche

Peanut Butter Buttercream:

• 3/4 cup butter
• 3/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup peanut butter
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• 4-5 cups powdered sugar
• Ganache:
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions:

Bake the Cakes: Prepare chocolate cake according to instructions, bake, cool, and slice for layering.
Make Cheesecake: Beat cream cheese, add sugar, sour cream, and vanilla. Incorporate eggs one at a time, fold in Reese's, bake using a water bath method, and chill.
Prepare Buttercream: Cream butter, shortening, and peanut butter. Gradually add powdered sugar to reach desired consistency.
Assemble the Cheesecake: Layer chocolate cake and cheesecake with dulce de leche and buttercream. Coat with ganache and decorate with more buttercream.
Chill: Allow the assembled cake to set in the refrigerator before serving.