Homemade Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
This homemade chocolate peanut butter cake recipe combines rich chocolate and creamy peanut butter for a decadent dessert. It's perfect for birthdays, holidays, or any time you crave something indulgent. Using simple ingredients like cocoa powder, peanut butter, and buttercream frosting, this cake is easy to make yet impressive in taste and presentation. Enjoy the moist chocolate cake layers paired with a smooth peanut butter filling, making every bite unforgettable.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- 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
- Milk
- Vanilla extract
- Peanut butter
- Powdered sugar
- Heavy cream
- Chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare cake pans by greasing and flouring them.
- In a bowl, mix the dry ingredients: flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla.
- Alternate adding dry ingredients and milk to the butter mixture.
- Divide batter between pans and bake. Cool completely.
- For the filling, beat peanut butter, powdered sugar, and heavy cream until fluffy.
- Assemble the cake by spreading peanut butter filling between layers.
- Frost with chocolate buttercream and drizzle with melted chocolate chips.
- Chill cake for 30 minutes before serving.
Notes
- For extra richness, add a layer of ganache or use dark chocolate chips for the frosting.
- Ensure the cakes are completely cool before frosting to avoid melting the peanut butter filling.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 38g
- Sodium: 300mg