Delicious Chocolate PB Cake: Switching Up a Recipe without a Torte Pan

[babywings76]

Since I don't have the torte pan set and I'm craving that new yummy chocolate and PB cake, I thought I'd switch up the Warm, nutty, caramel brownies to be with everything Reese's instead. What do you think? Should I do peanut butter in the batter like the torte pan recipe (sorry I can't remember the correct name right now for the recipe), or should I stir in chopped up PB morsels instead of regular choc. ones like the caramel brownie recipe does? Also, should I do the brown sugar in the batter and on top, or skip it entirely? I thought I'd press miniature reese's in when it comes out of the oven and do a PB morsel drizzle over top and cup up just roasted peanuts instead of mixed nuts. What do you all think? :chef:

 

[babywings76]

I'm hearing crickets....anyone out there?

 

[Pamulia]

That sounds very good. I did a brownie recipe and stirred in Nutell, which is the consistency of peanut butter. I swirled it in the pan, "marble-like", (I hope I'm explaining it clearly). It was fabulous and super moist.

 

[Humble Beginnings]

I would definitly put the peanut butter in the brownie mix. Really the only thing missing is the middle layer of marshmellow and peanut butter which I'm still trying to think how to incorporate. I would put the reeses on top. This is a great idea!!!

 

[LeslieSGI]

I have been lamenting the fact that I don't have the torte pan set either. I think you're on to something great! Give it a try -- I may try it myself this weekend barring interruptions from Fay. It sounds yummy. :chef:​

 

[babywings76]

I wasn't able to bake it tonight. But I'll make it tomorrow and let you know how it turns out.

 

[kam]

There is another thread about the Warm Nutty Brownies and someone had suggested using mini PB cups instead of the rolos. But I don't recall that they suggested changing anything else in the recipe. I wonder how peanut butter chips would be instead of the choc chips??

DH is requesting this recipe again and while I was at the store yesterday, I debated getting the PB cups instead of the rolos to try - but the PB cups were atleast twice as expensive. So I am doing the rolo version again.

 

[babywings76]

So here's what I just made. I'm not thrilled with the results, so I need to try again and do something different next time. I took a brownie mix and followed the directions of preparing the batter just like the torte pan recipe with putting PB in the batter. I put it in the oven just like that, I didn't do the brown sugar and nuts on top. Well, it ended up being really flat and actually a bit overcooked, and I set my timer for the short time. So that kindof stunk. Then I used Reeses miniatures and pressed them in. They are bigger than rolos, but I still left them whole. Then I sprinkled chopped peanuts on top. Well, because there wasn't the brown sugar topping, there wasn't anything for the nuts to stick to. I then did the PB drizzle over top, so that kindof helped keep some of the nuts in place. It tasted okay. You can't go too wrong with chocolate and PB. But next time, I'm going to follow the Warm, nutty, caramel brownie recipe entirely, except just do Reese's instead of Rolos and peanuts instead of mixed nuts and see how that is.

 

[kspry]

You can't go too wrong with chocolate and PB.

So true! Sounds like a fun experiment.

 

[pampered.chris]

Thanks for trying the recipe out for everyone!! Sorry it didn't quite work out like you wanted.