Chocolate-Peanut Butter Birthday Cake

When my daughter said she and her boyfriend would be coming to the beach the weekend before her birthday and that “maybe we could celebrate my birthday early,” I jumped into planning mode. In my mind, her comment translated to “can you bake a cake?” In trying to decide what kind of cake to make, I ended up offering up a few flavor suggestions and when she reacted to “chocolate and peanut butter,” I knew it was time to make the Zoë Francois chocolate-peanut butter cake.