Peanut Butter Cake
This peanut butter cake is a soft, moist sheet cake recipe frosted with the dreamiest peanut butter frosting. Decorate it with your favorite chocolate peanut butter candy for the perfect finish!
Servings: 24 servings
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ cups milk
- 2 whole large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Frosting
- ¾ cup butter
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- 5 cups powdered sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ cup milk may need a little more to get desired consistency
- 1/2 cup Reese’s pieces or chopped peanut butter cups optional
Instructions
For the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350º F. Grease and flour a 13x9 inch baking dish very well, or line with parchment paper.
- In a saucepan, melt together water, butter and creamy peanut butter. Whisk until the mixture is nice and smooth. Do not boil.1 cup water, ½ cup unsalted butter, ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- Using a hand mixer or an electric stand mixer combine flour, both sugars, and baking soda until blended. Add milk, eggs, and vanilla and mix until well incorporated and smooth.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 cup light brown sugar, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 ½ cups milk, 2 whole large eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour in the melted peanut butter mixture and mix until everything is well combined.
- Pour into prepared baking pan and bake for about 30 minutes, until the top is golden and a tester comes out clean. Then you gently press the top of the cake it should spring back.
- Remove from the oven and cool completely before frosting.
For the Frosting
- To make the frosting cream together the butter and peanut butter until well combined and smooth.¾ cup butter, ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- Add in powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Beat until a spreadable consistency. You can adjust the milk and powdered sugar to make the frosting thinner or thicker.5 cups powdered sugar, 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract, ¼ cup milk
- Once the cake is completely cool, spread the frosting in an even layer and decorate with candy if desired.1/2 cup Reese’s pieces or chopped peanut butter cups
Nutrition
Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 179mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 352IU | Vitamin C: 0.001mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 1mg
