Tunnel of Peanuts Cake
Natural peanut butter with no added sugar is our choice for the cake, particularly delicious with its streusel centre of roasted peanuts, butter and sugar.
Servings: 16
Ingredients:
Photo: Tunnel of Peanuts Cake
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 471 |
| pro | 11 g |
| total fat | 27 g |
| sat. fat | 10 g |
| carb | 50 g |
| fibre | 2 g |
| chol | 78 mg |
| sodium | 324 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 8% |
| iron | 15% |
| vit A | 15% |
| folate | 20% |
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1 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup (175 mL) packed brown sugar
3/4 cup (175 mL) granulated sugar
1 cup (250 mL) natural peanut butter
3 eggs
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
2-1/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour
1 tsp (5 mL) each baking powder and baking soda
1/2 tsp (2 mL) salt
1-1/2 cups (375 mL) milk
Peanut Streusel:
1 cup (250 mL) finely chopped unsalted peanuts
1/3 cup (75 mL) packed brown sugar
2 tbsp (25 mL) butter, melted
Glaze:
3/4 cup (175 mL) icing sugar
2 tbsp (25 mL) milk
2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped unsalted peanuts
Preparation:
Grease 10-cup (2.5 L) fancy or classic Bundt or tube pan; dust with flour. Set aside.
Peanut Streusel: In small bowl, combine peanuts, sugar and butter; set aside.
In large bowl, beat butter with brown and granulated sugars until fluffy; beat in peanut butter. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each; beat in vanilla. In separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and sa< stir into butter mixture alternately with milk, making 3 additions of dry ingredients and 2 of milk.
Spoon half of the batter into prepared pan. Make tunnel about 2 inches (5 cm) wide in batter. Spoon peanut streusel into tunnel, pressing lightly. Spoon remaining batter over streusel; tap pan on counter and smooth top.
Bake in centre of 325°F (160°C) oven until cake tester inserted in centre comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan to rack; let cool completely. (Make-ahead: Wrap in plastic wrap; store in airtight container for up to 24 hours or freeze for up to 1 month.)
Glaze: In small bowl, whisk icing sugar with milk; drizzle over cooled cake. Sprinkle peanuts over glaze.
Additional Information
Source
Holiday Best: 2005
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