Marilyns Treats

Snickers Birthday Cake Single Layer

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Snickers Birthday Cake

Snickers Birthday Cake ~I love this recipe because it looks so elegant yet it is easy to make. Chocolate cake, whipped cream, peanuts, frosting and mini snickers bars are such a classic and tasty combination. My son blessed me by waiting 2 hours to be born on Halloween instead of Devil’s Eve. What a wild ride to the hospital. I was only in labor 45 minutes since he was child #2. A month early, he weighed 9’7 since I was a gestational diabetic. Happy Birthday my precious son!

In addition to this Snickers Birthday Cake see my Hot Fudge Pie Deluxe

Snickers Birthday Cake

Snickers Birthday Cake Single Layer

Chocolate cake and snickers are such a classic and tasty combination. 
5 from 27 votes
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: birthday, celebration
Method: Bake
Skill Level: Intermediate
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 55 minutes
Adjust Servings: 8
Calories: 400kcal
Author: Marilyn

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Chocolate Frosting recipe follows
  • Whipped cream for topping, optional
  • 8 oz jar of peanuts I used salt free, optional

Chocolate Frosting:

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 3 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 6 2.07-ounce snickers candy bars cut into 1/2-inch pieces

Instructions

Cake:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 9-inch baking pan with heavy-duty aluminum foil.
  • In a large bowl, combine butter and sugar. Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla extract.
  • In a small bowl, combine flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Gradually add to butter mixture, beating until combined. Spoon batter into prepared pan.
  • Bake for 22 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Spread chocolate frosting over hot cake. Let cool completely. Cut into squares and serve with whipped cream, if desired.

Chocolate Frosting:

  • In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-low heat. Add cocoa, buttermilk and 1 cup confectioners' sugar. Stir in candy bars and allow to melt. Stir in remaining confectioners' sugar and immediately spread over hot cake.

Notes

Optional:
*Spread cool whip into top center of cake. Then you can frost the chocolate thicker.
*Pipe a ribbon of frosting areound base and top of cake for decoration.
*Press peanuts into frosting along the side of the cake if desired. They give that salty sweet flavor that is so good!
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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 400kcal | Carbohydrates: 50g (17%) | Protein: 2g (4%) | Fat: 20g (31%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0g | Trans Fat: 0g | Potassium: 0mg | Fiber: 2g (8%) | Vitamin A: 0% | Vitamin C: 0% | Calcium: 0% | Iron: 0%
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  1. Karren~#OMHGFF Linkup

    September 21, 2018 at 10:59 AM

    You know I love this cake and bet it was well enjoyed!!!
    Your post is being featured this week on Oh My Heartsie Girls “Friday Features Linkup”, hope you will stop by, check it out and linkup again!
    Have a lovely weekend!

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  4. Miz Helen

    September 18, 2018 at 2:16 PM

    Hi Marilyn,
    Happy Birthday to your son and this cake looks great! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday, your post is awesome. Hope you are having a great week and come back to see us soon!
    Miz Helen

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  8. April J Harris

    September 15, 2018 at 10:04 PM

    Happy Birthday to your son, Marilyn, and what a gorgeous cake to celebrate! It looks absolutely delicious. Thank you so much or sharing, and for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party. Hope you are having a great weekend!

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    • Marilyn

      September 16, 2018 at 9:31 AM

      Thank you April for your kind words. I will pass along your wishes. I just love Heart and Soul. Your audience is different than mine and I can visits different links! Have a lovely week.

      Reply

  14. Amy

    September 11, 2018 at 11:37 AM

    This cake looks and sounds delightful. It was nice to see a single layer cake for a change. I was just telling my sister, the other day, that it seems that almost all of the cakes that I see on blogs now keep getting higher and higher. I told her that it would be impossible to eat a piece of some of those cakes.

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    • Marilyn

      September 11, 2018 at 3:42 PM

      Wait. Have you been hanging out in my kitchen? I almost never have a layer cake. I use one round pan, a bundt, or a rectangular. Layer cakes are messy, fall over and impossible to eat. I feel the same about iced cupcakes. LOL. I am glad you like it. Enjoy!

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