I made this one for my daughter's 9th birthday.  She flips through the Better Homes and Gardens catalog on a regular basis, just to make sure I try new things every once in a while.  It's a keeper!

Ingredients:

Cake:

Peanut Butter Layer:

• 2 large eggs
• ¾ C creamy peanut butter
• 1 ¼ C granulated sugar

• ¼ C unsalted butter, softened

• ¾ C all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp. vanilla extract
• 6 TBS. unsalted butter, melted
• ¾   C. powdered sugar
• 3 oz. unsweetened baking chocolate

Ganache:

• ½  tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 C semi-sweet chocolate morsels
• ¹⁄₈ tsp. salt
• 1 C heavy whipping cream
• ¹⁄₃ C peanut butter & milk chocolate morsels

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease 9" round cake pan. Line bottom of pan with parchment paper; grease.

For Cake:

Combine eggs and sugar in large bowl. Stir in flour, melted butter, baking chocolate, vanilla extract and salt until smooth. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool on wire rack for 5 minutes. Run knife around edge of cake; cool for an additional 10 minutes. Invert cake onto serving platter. Remove parchment; cool completely.

For Peanut Butter Layer:

Beat peanut butter, butter and vanilla extract in medium mixer bowl until combined. Gradually beat in powdered sugar. Spread mixture on cake. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

For Ganache:

Heat cream in small saucepan to boiling; remove from heat. Add semi-sweet morsels; let stand 5 minutes. Stir; refrigerate for ½ hour or until mixture is spreadable. Spread chocolate on top and sides of cake.

Melt peanut butter and milk chocolate morsels in resealable plastic bag on 70% power for 30 seconds. Knead bag to mix. If necessary, microwave at additional 10 to 15 second intervals until melted. Cut a small hole from corner of bag; squeeze to drizzle over cake. Store in refrigerator. Let stand for 30 minutes before serving. (Makes 8 servings)

*Note: Recipe says it makes 8 servings, but you may want to cut in smaller pieces as it is VERY rich...and delicious!

_{©Krista Linegar, Willits, CA
Better Homes & Gardens (Nov. 2004)}