ReneS Snickers Cake

Name: ReneS Snickers Cake
Ingredients: Ingredients; For chocolate layer of cake; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup whole milk; 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla; 1/8 teaspoon almond extract; 3/4 cup boiling-hot water; For Almond layer of cake; 1 1/2 cups cake flour; 2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar; 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature; 3 7-ounce packages almond paste,* crumbled into 1-inch pieces; 7 large eggs; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 3/4 teaspoons almond extract; For caramel-peanut layer; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 1/3 cup light corn syrup; 3 tablespoons water; 1/3 cup heavy cream

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Ingredients

Ingredients
For chocolate layer of cake
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup whole milk
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/8 teaspoon almond extract
3/4 cup boiling-hot water
For Almond layer of cake
1 1/2 cups cake flour
2 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
3 7-ounce packages almond paste,* crumbled into 1-inch pieces
7 large eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 3/4 teaspoons almond extract
For caramel-peanut layer
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1/3 cup light corn syrup
3 tablespoons water
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups peanuts
Toppings Shaved chocolate

Directions

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["Make chocolate cake layer:", "Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F and oil cake pan. Line the bottom of pan with wax paper. Then dust pans with flour. Sift together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a large bowl. Whisk together whole milk, butter, whole egg, yolk, vanilla, and almond extract in another large bowl until just combined. Beat egg mixture into flour mixture with an electric mixer on low speed, and then gaudily raise speed to beat on high speed for 1 minute. Reduce speed to low and beat in water until just combined into thin batter. Pour batter into half sheet cake pan(18\" x 13\"" x 4\"") and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven