Majik's chocolate peanut butter cake recipe & romance on sale
Apr 04, 2021 8:50 pm
Did someone say chocolate & peanut butter--with a side of romance?
💞Hello my wonderful reader friends!
If you love a bad boy redeemed by the love of a woman, then you'll enjoy BIG MAN ON CAMPUS. If you haven't bought your copy yet, this is your chance. 💞
At SQ's House -
We did it. We went and bought ourselves a pair of boards, for paddling and light surf. Now all I need to do is keep working out and (start a) diet to get in shape for the summer. Being Easter weekend here, that's a tall order (I've already consumed a bag of chocolate candy!) (Plus, there's that chocolate peanut butter cake recipe I had to make...)
Remember my goal to surf at Hampton Beach this summer? 😳
(Still not crazy. Looking forward to the lessons for "older" surfers!)🏄♀️
What Am I Reading? This week I'm listening to Win, by Harlan Coben, a mystery/thriller. Coben is one of my all-time favorite authors in this genre. No one plots a more riveting story or creates more fascinating characters!
How about you? What are you reading?
If you need recs for new reads, make sure you check out all the romance reading deals below, and especially the featured books from two special authors at the bottom!
What You Get in This Newsletter:
➜➜ SALE! Big Man on Campus Only $0.99 for a LIMITED TIME!
➜➜ Majik's Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
➜➜ INVITATION to my ABB Party Place Author Takeover!
➜➜ SQ's Playlist - Inspiration for Writing Best Man on Campus
➜➜ Special Book Fairs and Sales!
➜➜ Romance Book Deals from Special Authors
➜➜ My sincere appreciation for your support 💞
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Majik’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
At (fictional) St. Paul University where the boys from my Big Men on Campus series grow to become men as they play sports and wreak havoc on the hearts of women, they live in BMOC House. It’s an anti-frat house for, you guessed it, the big men on campus, all athletes, all with complex problems to work out.
The anchoring force in the house is the burley lineman-sized cook, Clair Majisky. The boys call her Majik because her cooking is amazing, as well as her yoda-like calming presence. She serves up wordless wisdom along with mouthwatering nutritious meals. And desserts. She specializes in cake for the boys who need megatons of calories to maintain the demands of their training.
And one of those cakes that keeps appearing in the stories is my personal fantasy, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake.
Here’s the recipe!
This recipe is made in an 13 x 9 glass pan. Delicious chocolate cake topped with peanut butter straight from the jar and topped with an easy frosting you make in the microwave!
Servings: 8 big boys or 16 regular people 💜
: 687 calories (It’s for growing boys! Or for the rest of us when we want a decadent treat!)
Ingredients
For Ganache - make this so it can cool while your cake is baking
· 2 1/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
· 2 cup heavy cream
· 2 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Cake
· 2 eggs
· 1 cup white granulated sugar and 2/3 cup granulated Monk fruit
· 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt - not fat free
· 1/3 cup coconut oil (melted)
· 1 tablespoon and 1 tsp of pure vanilla or almond extract
· 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
· 1 cup brewed coffee, cooled (to enhance the chocolate flavor)
· 1 cup all purpose flour and 3/4 cup of coconut flour
· 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
· 1 teaspoon baking powder
· 1 teaspoon salt
Peanut Butter Layer
· 2 cup creamy peanut butter (Jiff)
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare ganache frosting.
2. For Ganache Frosting
3. Pour chocolate chips in large microwave save bowl and microwave for one minute until just soft.
4. In another microwave safe bowl heat cream until it just begins to simmer around the edges. About 2 minutes.
5. Pour hot cream over chocolate chips and let sit for 2-3 minutes.
6. Using a wire whisk, mix well. Chocolate will melt and will become creamy in consistency. Be patient, it takes a bit of stirring.
7. Add vanilla. Cool in fridge, covered, while cake is baking, to thicken the ganache.
8. Cake
9. Spray an 13 x 9 pan with non-stick baking spray.
10. In large mixing bowl combine egg, sugar/monkfruit, yogurt, vegetable oil and vanilla until well blended.
11. Add cocoa powder and coffee. Mix until no lumps are evident.
12. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined.
13. Pour into prepared pan.
14. Bake for about 35-40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
15. Completely cool cake. Spread peanut butter on top with a spatula.
16. Chill cake covered in refrigerator until peanut butter is firm to the touch, about 15 minutes.
17. Top with cooled chocolate ganache. If your ganache is too firm, microwave for 10 seconds at a time stirring until spreadable but not heated through.
18. Chill 30-60 minutes, slice and serve!
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Best Man on Campus Playlist
Somewhere Over the Rainbow by Israel "IZ" Kamakawiwoʻole
BROKEN TOGETHER by Casting Crowns
Bad Girlfriend by Theory of a Dead Man
Bring Me to Life by Evanesence
✍️My Writing Progress
2021 so far: 192,750 words, 1.9 Novels
2021 Goal: 540,000 words, 7 Novels, 2 Novellas
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Hoping you have a wonderful Sunday with your loved ones--or with your favorite romantic story!
Take care of yourself.
Warmest Regards,
