Home » Recipes » Cake Recipes
Easy Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
This peanut butter cake is the ultimate cake for peanut butter lovers! Moist peanut butter cake with rich peanut butter frosting. This cake recipe is perfect for birthdays, for parties, for kids and adults.
Easy Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
4 from 53 votes
Prevent your screen from going dark
Prep Time 2 hours hrs
WORK TIME 20 minutes mins
DIFFICULTY Easy
Cuisine American
Servings 16 yields
Ingredients
For the cake:
- ½ cup 115g Butter, softened
- â…“ cup 67g Sugar
- 3 Eggs
- â…“ cup 80g Peanut butter
- ¾ cup 95g Flour
- ¾ teaspoon Baking powder
- 3 tablespoons Milk
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
For the frosting:
- â…“ cup 75g Butter, softened
- 100 g Peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- â…” cup 80g Powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons Heavy cream
For decoration:
- Toasted chopped peanuts
Instructions
- DIRECTIONS
- Make the cake: Preheat the oven to 350ËšF (180CËš). Line a parchment paper in a 8-inch (20cm) square baking pan and set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar, beat until smooth and creamy.
- Add egg, one at the time, beating until combined after each addition. Add peanut butter and beat until combined.
- Add flour, baking powder and mix until incorporated. add milk, vanilla extract and stir until combined and smooth.
- Pour the batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake too cool before frosting.
- Make the frosting: in a large bowl beat butter and peanut butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar and beat on low speed until combined and creamy. Add heavy cream and vanilla extract, beat until light and fluffy.
- Spread over the cake and refrigerate for at least one hour or until ready to serve.
Video
4 from 53 votes (53 ratings without comment)