Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2009

I made this for my 30th birthday and it was the best cake I've ever had. The only modification I had to make was for the peanut butter filling. It was not creamy enough after following the recipe so I doubled the amount of heavy cream.

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megmarie

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2009

Made this for my Dad's 65th Birthday. He loved it. Followed the directions exactly and the cake came out perfect. My almost 5 year old usually never eats the frosting off of anything but this, she only ate the frosting. She did try a bit of the cake, but loved the frosting. I could see how some people would think the filling and frosting is to thick. I didn't mind as I hate frostings and fillings that are too runny. Will definitely make again. Amazing with vanilla ice cream.

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Leslie K.

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Reviewed: Feb. 12, 2009

I too was very disappointed in the dryness of the cake. I liked the filling, but I did follow another's advice and added more peanut butter and 8 oz of cream cheese. It was light and fluffy then. All in all though it was a disappointment

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2008

I've made this recipe a lot. It is so moist and wonderful! I have made a couple of changes after making it the first time. I add more cream to the peanut butter layer and make it in 3 pans instead of two. I also cut each cake into two layers and layer the filling in between every layer making it a six layer cake. It's magnificent!!!!!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 2, 2008

I did the cake portion of this recipe and it was excellent. Reminded me a lot of the "one bowl chocolate cake" on this website...but better. Can be put with any frosing, I did a bundt cake and ate it as is. Very moist and better even the next day.

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Reviewed: Nov. 14, 2008

Yum! Yum! Awesome chocolate cake. Very rich, very moist, and the filling and frostings are delicious. Very impressed. Although some of my cake stuck to my pan (guess spray 'n bake does not work in stead of greasing and flouring pans). The frosting also seemed a bit "heavy" for the cake, or I lathered it on too much because pieces keep on falling off the main cake piece. BUT even though I did not manage to get it looking really pretty, it is incredibly awesome in taste. Going to make it again, for sure!

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MinetteTonoli

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Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2008

this was fabulous. it is perfect if you are a peanut butter addict. the filling looked pretty nasty when i was making it - all clumpy and an odd color, but tasted wonderful. i made it for my husband to bring to work for a friend's birthday - and got many compliments!

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karavito

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Reviewed: Sep. 2, 2008

I made this for my husband's birthday. He loved it. I brought the leftovers to my parents' house. They loved it. It was easy to make, and very moist and flavorful. I used only about 3/4 cup of peanut butter in the filling, and added cream until it reached the consistency I wanted. I made it in three layers instead of two. I had some trouble getting one of the layers out of the pan, but used my old trick of placing an ice pack on the pan, and it came right out.

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Lisa6

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Reviewed: Aug. 26, 2008

I only made the cake (no frosting), but it was one of the most moist and best-flavored cakes I've ever had. Covering it with a towel while cooling really worked!

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Josephine M.

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Reviewed: Jul. 20, 2008

The cake is awesome! It is light and fluffy and has a great chocolate flavor. However, my cakes would NOT come out of the baking pans. The layers came out in pieces. I will have to work on that, since the cake is SO worth it. I did not like the peanut butter filling. It was too thick and sticky for our tastes. I didn't like the frosting either. But the cake will now be my new chocolate cake from scratch recipe. Thanks for sharing!

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SUSU71

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2008

Excellent flavor, and I made this exactly as the recipe states for my first time out. I will switch from oil to butter as the cake fell apart when iced ... the icing and filling are too weighty for the cake to hold itself together. Rave reviews on the flavor, though it looked like an avalanche in progress when I served it! DO NOT change the PB filling ... it tastes just like it should instead of a fakey PB icing. DELICIOUS.

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Amy

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Reviewed: Jun. 9, 2008

This cake is very moist and delicious, and the recipe makes a perfect amount of frosting and filling (I only cut down on the amount of powdered sugar in the frosting). I made it for my boyfriend's birthday and he loved it.

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Caitly Poo

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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2008

This was best cake I've ever had. I did make a few changes, but I think it would be great anyway. I used melted butter instead of oil, instant coffee instead of brewed, and baked it in 3 9"cake pans instead of two. I wasn't sure about covering the cake while it cooled, but I did it, and it turned out perfectly. Taste, texture were amazing. Another change I made was to the frosting. I added 8oz cream cheese to the peanut butter layer. That was good! My battery was dead by the time I made the frosting, so I made the recipe off the cocoa can, but it wasn't quite enough, so I melted butter and chocolate chips together for the top of the cake. Awesome!

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Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2008

I have always used cake mix, because all other efforts met with disaster. Now that my husband do not eat things made with all purpose flour, I decided to try this recipe using white whole wheat flour. The result was most delicious and moist cake I ever made. I only made the cake part and it was just enough sweet. I used instant 1 & 1/2 teaspoon of instant coffee in one cup of hot water. The most surprising part is the flavors intensifies on second and third day. This is good to know so I can make it ahead of time for the company. Thank you for this recipe.

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Reviewed: Aug. 11, 2007

Outstanding chocolate cake, exceptionally moist! However, the cake could be a bit "chocolatier." The filling also needs to be less like actual peanut butter and more like a smooth, peanut butter frosting -- it was just too sticky, almost like eating peanut butter out of the jar.

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AMYANDBREN

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Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2007

YUMMY!!! I made this cake for my husband's birthday and it was a huge hit. He is a chocolate cake freak and loves anything that combines peanut butter and chocolate. This cake was super moist and gone sooooo fast! I used a little extra peanut butter to satisfy my husband's craving. I also sprinkled toffee bits in between the layers for a little extra something. I will definitely be making this again.

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Dawn H.

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Reviewed: May 22, 2007

This was just ok for me. Read all the reviews & was super excited but found it a bit dry & just a "good" cake.

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Reviewed: May 2, 2007

Excellent! Peanut butter and chocolate is my all time favorite combonation, and this cake puts them together in a great way. A big keeper!

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2006

This cake has a superb taste and texture. It is very rich, be sure to provide enough ice cream for your cake-eaters. Also, don't substitute this recipe for one cake mix. The cake stil tasted excellent and my sister ended up eating bits out of the garbage we'd had to scrape off the sides of the pan and off the inside of the oven. We have affectionately called this 'garbage cake' ever since.

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2006

Talk about a tasty cake! I only used the cake portion of this recipe and it came out so moist and fluffy. The flavor was excellent and the texture was just what you want from a cake. I would suggest maybe making this a 3 layer cake, as my pans did overflow some, but other than that change nothing. For the filling and frosting I used the peanut butter frosting also listed on this site, and then crushed some peanut butter oreo's and used them as filling (along with the PB frosting) and garnished the top of the cake with them also. All I can say was it was DEVINE. The pinnacle of chocolate and peanut butter cakes.

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