Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (1 piece)
  • Calories:
  • 365
  • Fat:
  • 15 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 3 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 35 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 308 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 56 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 5 g


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Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

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Meet the Cook: In our chocolate-loving house, this cake disappears very quickly! My husband and I have a 6-month-old son. We enjoy the peacefulness of country living. -Dorcas Yoder, Weyers Cave, Virginia

SERVINGS: 12-16

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 35 min. + cooling

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup brewed coffee, room temperature
  • PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING:
  • 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Miniature semisweet chocolate chips, optional

Directions:

In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat for 2 minutes. Stir in coffee (batter will be thin).
    Pour into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
    For frosting, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter in a mixing bowl until smooth. Beat in sugar, milk and vanilla. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with chocolate chips if desired. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 12-16 servings.


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