PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE, CHOCOLATE FUDGE AND HONEYCOMB LAYER CAKE
Ingredients
CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE
1¾ cups plain flour
2 cups caster (superfine) sugar
⅔ cup dutch cocoa
1½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp sea salt
110g unsalted butter, melted
250ml hot black coffee
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE
185g heavy cream
375g cream cheese, softened
½ cup peanut butter
⅓ cup icing (powdered) sugar, sifted
HONEYCOMB
100g caster (superfine) sugar
35g glucose
20g honey
1 tbsp + 2 tsp water
1½ tsp bicarb soda, sifted
Method
CHOCOLATE FUDGE CAKE
Preheat the oven to 180 C (350 F) and grease and line the bases of 2 x 9 inch cake tins with baking paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, cocoa, soda and salt.
Pour in the butter and hot coffee and whisk to combine. Whisk in the egg and vanilla until combined, then whisk in the buttermilk.
Divide the mixture between the cake tins and bake for 35 minutes.
Allow to cool completely before removing from tins.
PEANUT BUTTER CHEESECAKE
Using a stand mixer fitted with whisk attachment, beat the cream until soft peaks form. Scrape the cream into another bowl and refrigerate.
Add the cream cheese and peanut butter to the bowl of the stand mixer and beat with the paddle attachment until light and fluffy. Add the icing sugar and beat on a low speed until combined. Fold in the whipped cream with a rubber spatula.
Transfer the cheesecake mixture to a piping bag fitted with a large star nozzle and place in the fridge to firm up slightly.
Place a layer of cake on a plate. Pipe dots of peanut butter cheesecake over the entire surface. Place another layer of cake on top, and pipe the rest of the cheesecake mixture on top. Place the cake in the fridge.
HONEYCOMB
Line a cake tin with baking paper and set aside.
Heat the sugar, glucose, honey and water in a medium pot until it reaches a pale amber colour, or 135 C (275 F) on a candy thermometer.
Working quickly, remove from the heat, whisk in the bicarb soda and pour into the cake tin.
Set the honeycomb aside to cool and harden.
Remove the cake from the fridge and top with chopped honeycomb. Honeycomb will go tacky at room temperature and will melt completely if left in the fridge, so do this immediately before serving.
Serves 10 - 12.
Happy baking!
Recipe by Butter Baking at https://www.butterbaking.com/2016/06/09/peanut-butter-cheesecake-chocolate-fudge-and-honeycomb-layer-cake/