Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe

Chocolate peanut butter cake with frosting and chocolate glaze

This recipe is for the chocolate and peanut butter lovers out there! It has a moist and decadent cake layer with a delicious peanut butter frosting to top it. It’s the extra sweetness that goes a long way in taste and enjoyment.


How To Make Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

Make this decadent chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting for any occasion! A moist chocolate cake topped with smooth peanut butter frosting for a rich dessert.

Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 25 mins
Total: 55 mins
Serves:

Ingredients

Cake:

  • 3 cups plain flour
  • 2 cups white sugar
  • ½ cup cocoa
  • 2 tsp soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 cup Mazola oil
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract

Peanut Butter Frosting:

  • 2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • ¾ cup crunchy peanut butter
  • 6 tbsp milk
  • 3 tbsp butter

Instructions

To Make The Cake:

  1. Sift together flour, sugar, cocoa, soda, and salt in a mixing bowl. Then make a well in the center.
  2. Add oil, water, and vanilla into the well.
  3. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed for 1 minute, until blended.
  4. Pour batter into 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan, greased and floured. Or can be baked in greased and floured muffin tins, filled ½ full.
  5. Bake cake for 20 to 25 minutes at 350 degrees F or until tester comes out clean.

To Make The Frosting:

  1. Combine sifted powdered sugar, peanut butter, butter and milk in mixing bowl.
  2. Beat with electric mixer at medium speed until thick and creamy.

Nutrition

  • Sugar: 64g
  • :
  • Calcium: 24mg
  • Calories: 631kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 96g
  • Cholesterol: 1mg
  • Fat: 27g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Iron: 2mg
  • Potassium: 118mg
  • Protein: 5g
  • Saturated Fat: 3g
  • Sodium: 281mg
  • Vitamin A: 165IU
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