Snickers Layer Cake Recipe 🍫🥜🍯

Snickers Layer Cake Recipe 🍫

Ingredients:

• For the chocolate sponge cake:

• 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
• 2 cups (400 g) sugar
• ¾ cup (90 g) cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup (240 ml) buttermilk (or milk + 1 tbsp lemon juice)
• ½ cup (120 ml) vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup (240 ml) hot coffee or water

• For the caramel peanut filling:

• 1 cup (200 g) sugar
• 6 tbsp butter (room temperature)
• ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream
• 1 cup (150 g) roasted salted peanuts

• For the peanut butter frosting:

• 1 cup (230 g) unsalted butter, softened
• ½ cup (120 g) creamy peanut butter
• 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar
• 3–4 tbsp heavy cream (as needed)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• For the chocolate ganache drip:

• 1 cup (170 g) semi-sweet chocolate
• ½ cup (120 ml) heavy cream

• Decoration:

• Snickers bars, chopped
• Extra peanuts
• Caramel drizzle

Instructions:

Make the chocolate cake:

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line 3 round cake pans.

Whisk dry ingredients together. Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Mix well.

Stir in hot coffee last (batter will be thin).

Bake 30–35 minutes. Cool completely.

Prepare the caramel peanut filling:

Melt sugar in a pan over medium heat until golden. Add butter, then cream slowly while stirring.

Cook 2 minutes until smooth, then stir in peanuts. Let cool slightly.

Make the frosting:

Beat butter and peanut butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar gradually.

Mix in cream and vanilla until smooth and spreadable.

Ganache drip:

Heat cream until steaming. Pour over chocolate. Stir until glossy.

Assemble the cake:

Place one cake layer, spread frosting, drizzle caramel peanut filling.

Repeat with second layer.

Top with final cake layer, cover with frosting.

Drip ganache along the edges.

Decorate:

Pipe swirls of frosting on top.

Add chopped Snickers, peanuts, and extra caramel drizzle.

Tips:

Chill the cake before slicing for neat layers.

Add a pinch of sea salt to the caramel for a salted-caramel twist.

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