{"id":326,"date":"2010-11-28T04:47:34","date_gmt":"2010-11-28T04:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.com\/?p=326"},"modified":"2010-12-04T04:09:02","modified_gmt":"2010-12-04T04:09:02","slug":"thursday-treats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/?p=326","title":{"rendered":"Thursday Treats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2612.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-329\" title=\"Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2612-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2612-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2612.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was my turn this week at school to bring in a <strong>Thursday Treat<\/strong>! \u00a0After much deliberation, and hours spent searching my bookmarked recipes, I finally decided on <strong>Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing<\/strong>! \u00a0Hot damn, it was pretty tasty . . . I especially loved the peanut butter cake portion . . . it tasted like a <strong>peanut butter cookie<\/strong>, but light and fluffy. \u00a0Mmmmm. \u00a0I found this recipe on the <strong>Epicurious App<\/strong> for my iPhone. \u00a0 The only thing that you need to note is to <strong>READ THE DIRECTIONS<\/strong>! \u00a0I am having serious problems doing that lately. \u00a0Start the cake a day a head of time and you will have a much easier time than I did. \u00a0<strong>Here it is!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d87093;\">Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing<\/span><\/p>\n<p>(adapted from epicurious.com)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP26081.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-328\" title=\"Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP26081-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP26081-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP26081.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Filling<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 1\/4 cups heavy whipping cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>12 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate, finely chopped (I used semisweet)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup natural chunky peanut butter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 1\/2 cups all purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>10 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup natural chunky peanut butter<\/li>\n<li>2 1\/4 cups golden brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>4 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 cup buttermilk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Frosting<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>2 cups powdered sugar, divided<\/li>\n<li>6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup chilled heavy whipping cream<\/li>\n<li>mini peanut butter cups for garnish<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2611.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-330\" title=\"Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2611-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2611-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2611.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2617.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-331\" title=\"Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing\" src=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2617-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2617-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2617.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2617.jpg\"><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/cookiescupcakesandcardio.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/IMGP2620.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-332\" title=\"Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake with Cream Cheese Icing\" 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