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The Best Chocolate Snickers Cake – Rich, Gooey, and Irresistible

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A rich, multi-layer chocolate cake inspired by the classic Snickers bar — complete with peanut butter nougat, caramel drizzle, and ganache topping.

Ingredients

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Cake:

  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour

  • ¾ cup cocoa powder

  • 2 cups sugar

  • 1½ tsp baking powder

  • 1½ tsp baking soda

  • 1 tsp salt

  • 2 eggs

  • 1 cup buttermilk

  • ½ cup vegetable oil

  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

  • 1 cup hot coffee or water

Nougat Layer:

  • ½ cup butter, softened

  • 1 cup marshmallow fluff

  • ½ cup creamy peanut butter

  • 1½ cups powdered sugar

Caramel Sauce:

  • 1 cup sugar

  • 6 tbsp butter

  • ½ cup heavy cream

  • Pinch of salt
    Or ½ cup store-bought caramel sauce

Ganache:

  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

  • ½ cup heavy cream

Garnish:

  • 4–6 chopped Snickers bars

  • Extra caramel and peanuts (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line and grease two 8” cake pans.

  • Whisk dry cake ingredients. In another bowl, mix eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Combine with dry ingredients, then add hot coffee or water.

  • Pour into pans and bake 30–35 minutes. Cool completely.

  • For nougat: Beat butter, fluff, peanut butter, and powdered sugar until fluffy.

  • For caramel: Melt sugar until amber. Add butter and cream. Simmer 1 minute. Cool.

  • For ganache: Pour hot cream over chocolate chips. Let sit, then stir smooth.

  • Assemble: Layer cake, nougat, caramel. Top with second layer, ganache, and chopped Snickers.

  • Chill to set, slice, and serve.

Notes

  • Use boxed cake mix for shortcut

  • Chill layers before assembling for clean cuts

  • Customize with other candy toppings

Find it online: https://goldenflavorstudio.com/the-best-chocolate-snickers-cake-rich-gooey-and-irresistible/