Comments on: Delicious 3 Layer Reese’s Take 5 Cake

By: Claire

Claire — Sun, 17 Mar 2024 13:23:40 +0000

The cake was so good, but very rich! You definitely needed some ice cream to help tone down the richness. It was also very time consuming to make, not necessarily hard, but a commitment for sure. Everyone who ate it seemed to really enjoy it, and it tasted just like a Reese’s Take Five!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:48:35 +0000

Reese’s Take 5 is my favorite candy bar and I was so excited to make this cake! I almost exclusively make cakes by Courtney now and if you make any of them, MAKE THIS ONE! It exceeded my expectations. I might have to make this for my birthday every year from now on, its that good. I was blown away from the textures and flavor. I used the recipe to make 4 6 inch cake layers, but only ended up making it a 3 layer cake. I definitely recommend piping a buttercream rim in between each layer before adding the crunch filling and caramel to keep everything in, mine did not leak at all, and I put a generous amount of caramel. My cake came out super moist, I really liked the pretzel cake but I can see a chocolate lover making chocolate cake layers instead. The chocolate in the buttercream and the crunch filling was enough for me. I made it for Halloween and took the small candy bars so that everyone could understand the flavor, and they all said the candy bar was really good and the cake did it justice! I made I made everything ahead of time except the peanut butter filling, as suggested. The caramel, buttercream, and cake layers I froze until ready to use and the crunch filling I kept in the fridge, it just needed to be a little more broken up before I used it in the cake. Like Courtney, I absolutely love texture in my cakes and this crunch filling was perfect for that! This cake just really has it all. I just loved it so much, I am writing this review the day after I ate the cake, and am looking forward to eating the leftovers in the fridge!

By: Charleen

Charleen — Wed, 11 Oct 2023 05:26:20 +0000

In reply to Robert W.

Thank you so much.
I live in South Africa, where our Cup size is 250 ml, but the 1/4 cup is 60 ml. In other countries the cup is 240 ml – it is all too much – so I weigh everything.
How did your cake turn out?

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:37:25 +0000

In reply to Schwang. 6 ounces

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:37:12 +0000

In reply to Lurel. Thank you so much!!

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 16:34:25 +0000

In reply to Patty Jensen. Thank you so much!!

By: Lurel

Lurel — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:04:13 +0000

Overall, not overly sweet but very tasty. Lots of components with a lot of different techniques, so a bit fussier than other cakes, but all the components make the cake work together!
The pretzel cake itself didn’t really taste pretzelly to me. It was still good, but I would probably prefer just a vanilla or chocolate cake next time for that part. Mine was a tad dry, but that may have been my own fault.
The pretzel crunch did not form clumps, even with a bit of extra butter, but stayed sand-like. I could have tried adding even more butter, but instead I just left it like “sand”, incorporated the chocolate entirely, then used it that way. It still tasted really good- just had a different texture.
The PB filling really helped the cake not be too rich and sweet. I would do a buttercream rim between layers next time. The weight of the cakes made the PB filling squish down and make the cake lumpy. We were just eating it at home ourselves so it didn’t matter, but heads up!
It was a tasty cake! Thanks, Courtney! I always send people to your site for the best cake recipes.

By: Schwang

Schwang — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 05:04:40 +0000

Cannot wait to try this but i need some clarification.

In the ingredients for the ‘Pretzel Crunch Filling’ the dark chocolate is listed as “6 ounces (112.5 g)” but 6 oz really is 170 g just wondering what is the correct measurement.

By: Robert W

Robert W — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 02:49:19 +0000

In reply to Charleen.

I would go with with the 6 oz – 170g – since the primary measurements are in cups and ounces –

since I always weigh everything I prefer everything in grams but that’s how it goes – I’m planning on baking this in a few days so I can let you know how it goes !

By: Patty Jensen

Patty Jensen — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 02:25:39 +0000

Courtney, this is way off topic of cakes. I just saw the news about you and Avery on ABC News. Very impressive about both if you and your strength. Congrats!

By: Erika

Erika — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:50:04 +0000

What kind of sifter do you use? Mine is a hand held one that you have to pump and it takes forever and my hand get tired. I thought you may use a good large one since you make cakes for a living. Wanted to get your advice before I purchase one. Thanks!

By: Charleen

Charleen — Sat, 16 Sep 2023 06:10:19 +0000

Cannot wait to try this but i need some clarification.

In the ingredients for the ‘Pretzel Crunch Filling’ the dark chocolate is listed as “6 ounces (112.5 g)” but 6 oz really is 170 g just wondering what is the correct measurement.

By: Courtney Rich

Courtney Rich — Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:25:45 +0000

In reply to Shannon. No downfall at all! yum!!

By: Shannon

Shannon — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 02:00:07 +0000

So what would be the downfall of putting a single chocolate cake layer in between two pretzel cake layers? Asking for a friend.

By: Mary Ann Wilkins

Mary Ann Wilkins — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 23:07:20 +0000

It all looks great