Brown Sugar Cake with Peanut Buttercream and Brittle Topping Recipe

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Brown Sugar Cake with Peanut Buttercream and Brittle Topping
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Directions:

  1. Prepare Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle.
  2. Beat 1 1/2 cups butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating 7 minutes or until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until yellow disappears.
  3. Combine flour and baking powder. Combine milk and vanilla. Gradually add alternately to butter mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed just until blended after each addition. Spread batter into 2 greased and floured 9 cakepans.
  4. Bake at 350° for 24 to 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans on wire racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool on wire racks.
  5. Break one-fourth of Old-Fashioned Peanut Brittle into 1 1/2 to 2 pieces. Place an additional one-fourth of brittle in a large zip-top freezer bag; crush into coarse crumbs using a mallet or rolling pin. Reserve remaining brittle for another use.
  6. Spread Peanut Buttercream between layers and on top and sides of cake. Press coarsely crushed brittle onto sides of cake.
  7. Place chocolate morsels, milk, and 1 tablespoon butter in a small glass bowl. Microwave on HIGH 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Dip ends of peanut brittle pieces in chocolate ganache; place on wax paper to harden. Drizzle remaining ganache over cake. Arrange dipped brittle on top of cake.
  8. Make-Ahead Note: Prepare the peanut brittle and cake layers a day ahead, or make the entire cake a day ahead. Either way, add chocolate-dipped brittle just before serving.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 5405.78 Kcal (22633 kJ)
Calories from fat 3260.35 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 362.26g 557%
Cholesterol 1884.12mg 628%
Sodium 718.71mg 30%
Potassium 2031.78mg 43%
Total Carbs 508.21g 169%
Sugars 494.91g 1980%
Dietary Fiber 11.93g 48%
Protein 56.73g 113%
Vitamin A 3.5mg 118%
Iron 15.5mg 86%
Calcium 1290.4mg 129%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 359.89 Kcal (1507 kJ)
Calories from fat 217.06 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 24.12g 557%
Cholesterol 125.44mg 628%
Sodium 47.85mg 30%
Potassium 135.27mg 43%
Total Carbs 33.83g 169%
Sugars 32.95g 1980%
Dietary Fiber 0.79g 48%
Protein 3.78g 113%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 118%
Iron 1mg 86%
Calcium 85.9mg 129%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 137.5
    Points
  • 153
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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