Peanut Butter Fudge Brittle Cake
 
 
As with any building on recipes project it is best to make a couple recipes in advance. [
The classic fudge filling and aquafaba buttercream is a great way to save time by making it a day or two ahead
I DID MAKE ONE MISTAKE IN THE VIDEO WHERE I SAID HARD CRACK STAGE FOR PEANUT BRITTLE IS 270°F - THE CORRECT TEMPERATURE TO COOK IT IS 300°F
Serves: 1- 7" cake to serve 10-12 ppl
Ingredients
  • 1 Recipe Aquafaba Swiss Buttercream
  • 1 cup Peanut Butter
  • ½ Recipe Fudge Icing
  • [b]For the Cake:
  • Vegan Butter 1 cup + 2 tablespoons (255g)
  • Granulated Sugar 2¼ cup (450g)
  • Creamy Peanut Butter 1 cup (240g)
  • Flax Meal 5 Tablespoon (40g)
  • Warm Water ¾ cup (180ml)
  • Vanilla Extract 3 teaspoon (15ml)
  • Soy Milk ¾ cup (180ml)
  • Vinegar 1 Tablespoon (15ml)
  • All Purpose Flour 2½ cups (312g)
  • Baking Powder 1¼ teaspoons
  • For the Peanut Butter Fudge:
  • Peanut Butter 1 cup (240g)
  • Corn Syrup or Agave 1½ cup
  • Coconut Oil or Vegan Butter ¼ cup (56g)
  • Vanilla Extract 2 teaspoon (10ml)
  • For the Peanut Brittle:
  • Sugar 1 cup (200g)
  • Corn Syrup ½ cup (120ml)
  • Water ¼ cup (60ml)
  • Vegan Butter 2 Tablespoons (28g)
  • Baking Soda 1 teaspoon
  • Unsalted Raw Peanuts 1 cup (150g)
  • For the Ganache Drizzle:[/b]
  • Semi Sweet Chocolate 4 ounces
  • Soy or Almond Milk ¼ cup (60ml)
Instructions
  1. Prepare the buttercream as listed on the blog post for that recipe and add the peanut butter at the last stage of mixing.
  2. Prepare the fudge icing as well and reserve until needed
  3. For the Cake:
  4. Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease and parchment paper 4-7" cake pans or 2-8" cake pans
  5. Sift the flour with the baking powder
  6. Combine the flax meal with the warm water and set aside to thicken about 5 minutes.
  7. Add the vinegar to the soy milk
  8. Cream the vegan butter with the sugar on medium to high speed until fluffy about 3 minutes.
  9. Add the peanut butter and mix well
  10. Add the vanilla extract
  11. Add the flax paste and cream well to combine
  12. Next add about ⅓ of the flour mixture and mix just until it is incorporated
  13. Then add about half of the soy milk mixture, mix to combine
  14. add another ⅓ of the flour and then the rest of the milk mixture
  15. Ending with the last addition of flour.
  16. Divide evenly between the prepared pans and bake for approximately 30 minutes or when they are springy to the tough when you gently press the centers
  17. For the Peanut Brittle:
  18. Combine the peanut butter and agave or corn syrup in a heavy bottom sauce pot and bring to a boil stirring constantly.
  19. Boil for about 1 minute then add the coconut oil and vanilla extract and transfer to a bowl to cool
  20. For the Peanut Brittle:
  21. Combine the sugar and water in a heavy sauce pot and bring to a boil.
  22. Insert a candy thermometer and boil without stirring until it is 300°F then add the vegan butter, baking soda, vanilla extract and peanuts.
  23. Spread mixture on a lightly oiled sheet pan and let cool
  24. Assemble cake as shown in the video
Recipe by Gretchen's Vegan Bakery at https://www.gretchensveganbakery.com/building-on-recipes/