Peanut Butter Bomb Bundt Cake

Grease and flour a 10- to 12-cup Bundt pan. Heat oven to 350°.

Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; add cocoa, stirring until smooth. Whisk in the water and remove from heat.

To the warm cocoa mixture, add the sugar, sour cream, 1 tablespoon vanilla, and eggs; whisk until smooth.

In another bowl combine the flour, soda, and salt. Add all at once to the first mixture, whisking until well blended.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, or until it feels firm to the touch and has slightly pulled away from the sides of the pan.

Cool in pan on a rack for 20 minutes. Carefully loosen the cake with a knife and invert onto a large plate and cool completely.

For the Peanut Butter Mousse:

In the bowl of your mixer whip heavy cream until whipped cream forms. Remove from mixer bowl and place in a large glass bowl.

Return mixer bowl to your mixer and beat cream cheese until completely smooth. Add powdered sugar and peanut butter and beat until completely incorporated.

Slowly and gently fold the whipped cream into the peanut butter/sugar mixture until completely incorporated. Refrigerate until ready to assemble cake.

Prepare the Glaze:

Chop chocolate and put in a small bowl; set aside.

Combine remaining heavy whipping cream, corn syrup, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a small saucepan. Cook the mixture, stirring, until mixture boils.

Pour over the chocolate and whisk until smooth. Let cool to room temperature. If too thick, thin with a little more cream.

Assemble Cake:

With bundt cake sitting on its flat side, slice cake in half horizontally. Remove the top layer and set aside.

Spread half of the peanut butter mousse on the bottom layer. Top with the other cake layer. Cover top of the cake with the remainder of the peanut butter mousse.

Pour and spread the chocolate glaze on top of the mousse. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

* (Note) If you’re using a standard baking cocoa (not Dutch-process or high-quality) add 1/2 teaspoon more of baking soda to the dry ingredients.