When Pinstar celebrated his 32nd birthday I decided to make him a special birthday cake for the occasion!

The Sims game franchise has always been an integral part of our lives. He and I met through The Sims 2 back in 2005, so I thought that making him a Sims related birthday cake would be pretty fitting. Especially for the very first recipe that I post here. Seeing as the Sims 4 recently released, I thought it might be a good idea to find a cake recipe from the game that I could use. I was intrigued by the Sims 4 Signature Cake recipe.

The Sims 4 Signature Cake looked like it would taste delicious and probably be super chocolatey (and really… who can turn down chocolate?). To further my inspiration and to put my own spin on this cake, I decided to use an idea for a cake that I used to make at work all the time (it was highly requested by my fellow co-workers) a vanilla cake with peanut butter and chocolate frosting.

I decided to kick up my original cake recipe from work by making a peanut butter buttercream frosting instead of just using regular peanut butter. I think it was pretty darn successful if I do say so myself! This was also the first time that I attempted to make chocolate ganache. I was super pleased with the results!

In The Sims 4 the Signature Cake can be baked at Cooking Level 6. It appears as a light colored cake with a chocolate drizzle on top. As seen below:

The real life version of this cake is best served chilled as the ganache can be pretty messy when it is warm. However, if you are like me and don’t want to wait a few hours for the cake to chill, just make sure you bring lots of extra napkins!

Sims 4 Signature Cake Sims 4 Signature Cake made in real life with vanilla cake, peanut butter buttercream frosting, and a chocolate ganache filling and topping. YUM. For the vanilla cake: 3 cups all-purpose flour

2.5 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup white sugar

3/4 cup light brown sugar (this gives the cake the darker color that you see in-game)

2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened

2 large eggs

1 tsp vanilla extract

1.25 cups milk For the Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup creamy peanut butter

2 Tbsp heavy cream

2 cups powdered sugar For the chocolate ganache topping and filling: 1.25 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1 cup heavy cream For the cake: Preheat oven to 350°F Coat two 8-inch round cake pans with cooking spray Combine dry ingredients in a bowl In another bowl cream the sugars and butter until light and fluffy looking Add eggs, milk, and vanilla to the sugar and butter mixture and mix well Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in small batches Add batter to the prepared cake pans Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick that has been inserted into the center comes out clean Cool for 10 minutes, remove from pan and allow the cakes to cool completely before frosting (at least 1 hour) For the Peanut Butter Frosting: Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix with a hand or stand mixture (with whisk attachment) Start off on low speed until the sugar incorporates, mix until light and fluffy For the ganache: Combine the chocolate chips and heavy cream in a double boiler and cook over medium heat until smooth and creamy Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before adding to the cake or you will melt the peanut butter frosting To assemble the cake: Place bottom cake layer on a serving tray. Ladle a small amount of cool chocolate ganache into the center and spread to within one inch of the edge of the cake all around Add the top cake layer Spread the peanut butter frosting all around the top and sides of the cake layers Ladle the chocolate ganache over the top. This part will be messy so make sure your serving tray is large enough to catch the chocolate drippings. Or… y’know, just lick it off your table. Whichever you prefer Top with color sprinkles Serve and eat! Om nom nom! This cake refrigerates really well and the ganache becomes hard like a shell the next day after being completely chilled. OMG sooo freaking good.

For comparison’s sake here is a picture of the real life version of the cake, with the in-game version.