Ultimate Chocolate Peanut Butter Torte

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I made this recipe after reading all the comments and after making it, I was surprised that some people found it dry and tasteless. I baked it for 20 minutes and used a bit less water for the glaze and it was amazing. It's like a moist chocolate brownie with peanut butter cup throughout. Everyone thought it was excellent. A small piece with some vanilla ice cream is perfect but I have to admit, I keep going back for little nibbles of the leftovers - I'm addicted! I'll start the diet tomorrow.....

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I love chocolate and peanut butter but have been trying to eat healthier and just reading the recipe I new I would be in trouble with calories and fat. I made quite a few substitutions to reduce calories and fat and I think it kept it from being sickening sweet. I only used a total 4 tablespoons of peanut butter (3 for center and 1 for glaze, 4 peanut butter cups (about 1/2 cup chopped and only 1/4 cup of chocolate chips melted and mixed with a little water. I also baked in 2-9 inch round pans and baked for 20 minutes. There is definitely too much water in the glaze, I only used 1 1/2 tbsp. I cut it into 12 slices and that was plenty for desert.
In addition to the above reductions I used reduced fat peanut butter, light butter, egg beaters, splenda for baking and whey low confectioners sugar. It cut the calories from 500 per 1/12th slice to 295 per 1/12th slice. My husband loved it and said it was a keeper!

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i made it for easter as well. It look so delicious when I had finish icing it but when I went to cut it I could hardly cut up a piece. Heard I needed a glass a milk, so I had a glass ready...That wasn't good enough, No taste. I wont try again.

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but, it was not moist at all. I was quite embarrassed as I made it, didn't taste it, and served it for Easter Pot Luck. OMG it was dry.. kinda flavorless. And I followed the recipe to the letter. I don't know, maybe i'm not meant to bake, but It just didn't happen for me with this recipe. It sucks too cause I was really looking forward to it. Maybe I'll try to fix it.. with boxed cake mix. I usually don't mess those up :o/

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This was so amazingly good - incredibly rich though - so I think next time and there will be a next time - I'll halve the recipe and present it in a proper torte pan - leaving out the peanut butter layer in favor of the peanut butter glaze - which was fantastic.

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I made the torte and thought it was a little dry. The glaze for me was an absolute mess and did not work at all. I don't know if I just did something wrong, but I followed the directions exactly. After a day or two, the glaze did sink into the cake and it did get a little more moist.

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My mother-in-law made this. I see a lot of you liked it. Maybe she changed something, but I found it to be way too sweet. I was sick to my stomach after eating it. I needed ice cream to even finish a piece. Normally chocolate and peanut butter are my fav combo, but this was way too much.

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Easy and quick! I've made a few variations. Instead of drizzling the melted chocolate chips on top of the cake, I used it to frost the sides--be careful not to overmelt and use more than 1/2 cup of chocolate chips. I've also sprinkled mini chocolate chips on top to give it a crunch. Nuts such as chopped pecans or walnuts added to the batter or sprinkled on top are a nice option for those who like nuts.

I did use 1/2 cup of warm water for the glaze. I certainly understand the problems other reviewers had with this amount of water. I found that if you whip it long enough (by hand will work the consistency changes to a nice smooth glaze.

I will try to make it with almond butter and add a small amount of honey to make it smoother.

But the recipe is perfect as is!

Thanks, Kimberly!

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Two issues with this recipe: Calls for way too much water (1/2 cup for the peanut butter glaze. I would recommend adding just a little at a time otherwise, you have peanut butter water that just sits on the top of the cake. Secondly, the cake is so rich and dense that it's almost like glue in your mouth. Don't expect anyone to be able to talk while eating it. Make sure to serve it sparingly with plenty of milk!

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This dish is so rich that you only need a small slice. It was very easy to prepare. I only used 6 peanut butter cups in the two layers. I would skip the peanut butter "frosting" on the top and just swirl some warmed peanut butter on top and I think melt fewer chocolate chips for the top. This is a great dish, I will make again.