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pb cup brownie torte
Written by emilyc

pb cup brownie torte

Can you even believe how good this looks? It’s a tall stack of gooey brownie, peanut butter cream cheese mousse, chocolate ganache, and cubes of peanut butter cups. Recipe and image via Culinary Concoctions by Peabody.

Brownie Rounds:

7 TBSP unsalted butter, melted

1 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1 egg yolk

½ tsp vanilla extract

¼ cup cocoa powder

½ cup all-purpose flour

¼ tsp baking powder

pinch of salt

½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Mousse:

½ cup whipping cream, chilled

5 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature

1/3 cup plus 2 TBSP powdered sugar

1/3 cup peanut butter

Chocolate Ganache:

4 ½ ounces semi-sweet chocolate, chopped finely

½ cup heavy whipping cream

For preparation instructions, click here.

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emilyc

Emily is a New Yorker trapped in a Floridian's body and loves every minute of her big city life. With a major in international business and years of being surrounded by ill-fitting suits and all the wrong shoes, she learned that the importance of fashion needs to be communicated to the world. To her, fashion is on the same level as charity work and feeding hungry children. Emily can be found frolicking the streets of her gayborhood enjoying the off-color humor of the gays.