Over-the-Top Peanut Butter-White Chocolate Cream Cake

Filling
2 tablespoons CRISCO All-Vegetable Shortening
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Filling*
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
6 ounces PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 cup DOMINO Granulated Sugar
1 cup firmly packed DOMINO Light Brown Sugar
3/4 cup Creamy USA-GROWN PEANUT Butter
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 large eggs, at room temperature
3/4 cup Dry-Roasted Unsalted USA-GROWN PEANUTS, coarsely chopped and divided
Glaze**

Filling*
1 (6-oz.) package white chocolate baking squares
1 1/2 (8-oz.) packages PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1/4 cup DOMINO Granulated Sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


Preparation
1. Microwave white chocolate in a medium microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 1/2 minutes, stirring at 30-second intervals until melted.
2. Beat together melted white chocolate and remaining ingredients at low speed with an electric mixer until smooth.


Yield Makes 1 1/2 cups

Glaze**
1 (6-oz.) dark chocolate candy bar
1/3 cup whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


Preparation
1. Microwave dark chocolate and whipping cream in a medium microwave-safe bowl at HIGH 1 minute, stirring after 30 seconds. Add vanilla, and stir until smooth.

Yield Makes 1/2 cup


1. Set prepared Filling aside.

2. Grease a 12-cup Bundt pan with 2 Tbsp. shortening, and dust with 2 Tbsp. flour. Set pan aside.

3. Stir together 2 cups flour, salt, and baking soda in a medium bowl.

4. Beat 12 Tbsp. butter and next 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer 3 minutes or until fluffy. Beat in peanut butter and vanilla.
Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until blended after each addition. Gradually add flour mixture, beating at low speed until blended. Stir in 1/4 cup chopped peanuts.

5. Spoon one-third of batter into prepared Bundt pan. Carefully spoon Filling onto center portion of batter. (Filling should touch edges of pan as little as possible.) Spoon remaining batter over Filling.

6. Bake at 300° for 1 hour and 30 minutes or until a long wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan onto a wire rack, and cool 1 hour or until completely cool.

7. Drizzle Glaze evenly over top of cake, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chopped peanuts. Chill 2 hours. Serve chilled or at room temperature.

Yield Makes 16 servings



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