Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Layered Chocolate Cake

Name: Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Layered Chocolate Cake
Yield: 10 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup milk chocolate chips; 1/2 cup milk; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup cocoa powder; 2 cups granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 4 large eggs; 1 cup sour cream; 1 cup canola oil; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 1/2 cup granulated sugar; 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; 1/4 cup milk; 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened; 2 cups powdered sugar; 1/2 cup cocoa powder; 1 cup chocolate chips, melted; 20 mini Reeses Peanut Butter Cups

By pickypalate · From Open Recipes · 21 ingredients

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Why it works: Sugar and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 43,450 recipes. Both carry 2,3-butanedione, which smells butter, sweet. The science ↓

Peanut Butter Cookie Dough Layered Chocolate Cake

10 Servings

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1380Calories

53 gProtein

63 gFat

148 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 11 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Peanut	1 oz (28g)	161
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Butter	1 tbsp (14g)	102
Yogurt	170g plain Greek	100
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By pickypalate. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Sugar + creamtop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together43,450 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).
Cocoa powder + creamtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together826 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Chocolate + creamtop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,466 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Chocolate + sugartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together15,404 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Flour + cocoa powdertop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together2,244 recipes

Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).

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