Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
This Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake recipe features moist chocolate cake layers with creamy peanut butter frosting for the ultimate dessert. Made with cocoa powder, butter, and peanut butter, this rich cake is perfect for any occasion. Topped with a smooth chocolate ganache or extra peanut butter frosting, this cake is a chocolate and peanut butter lover's dream.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour
- Cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Unsalted butter
- Granulated sugar
- Eggs
- Whole milk
- Pure vanilla extract
- Peanut butter
- Powdered sugar (for frosting)
- Heavy cream (for ganache)
- Chocolate chips (for ganache)
Instructions
- Preheat oven and grease cake pans.
- Sift together flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add eggs one at a time.
- Mix in milk and vanilla, then gradually add dry ingredients.
- Divide batter evenly into pans and bake until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the cakes cool completely.
- For frosting, beat peanut butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Frost the cooled cakes and drizzle with chocolate ganache made by melting chocolate chips with heavy cream.
Notes
- Use creamy peanut butter for a smooth frosting texture.
- For extra flavor, add a pinch of sea salt to the peanut butter frosting.
- Let ganache cool slightly before drizzling over the cake.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 320mg