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Peanut Butter Cake Recipe

Peanut Butter Cake Recipe

Ingredients
  

Cake Ingredients:
  • 1 and 1/4th cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4th tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 large eggs
Peanut Butter Frosting
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter
  • 1 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream

Equipment

  • 2 inch cake pans
  • mixer

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease 2 9" cake pans and line with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  3. In a mixing bowl or with a stand mixer (paddle attachment), cream butter, peanut butter, and sugar until light and fluffy. Then add eggs 1 at a time.
  4. On the slow setting mix together dry ingredients into wet ingredients. Alternate dry and ingredients and buttermilk until fully combined. It will be light and fluffy.
  5. Add evenly into both cake pans. Cook for 25-30 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely.
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  6. To make the frosting: Add butter, peanut butter and ⅓ cup heavy cream. Mix at low-speed until combined. Once completely combined add sugar.
  7. Once cake is completely cool, frost the cake and serve at room temperature.