Peanut Butter Cake With Fluffy Chocolate Frosting
"Rich peanutty goodness that starts with a cake mix. Cooking time includes time for cake to cool so you can frost it."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
16
ingredients
-
Cake
- 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1⁄3 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1⁄3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Frosting
- 2⁄3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 tablespoons boiling water
- 8 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted (plus additional if needed)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
- Put all cake ingredients in large mixing bowl. Mix as directed on box.
- Pour into pans. Bake 23 to 28 minutes, or until tests done.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. Run a sharp knife around edges of cakes, then turn cakes out onto a plate, then invert on a wire rack (so the cakes are right side up) to finish cooling, at least 30 minutes more.
- While cake is cooling, make frosting:.
- Place cocoa into large mixing bowl and pour the boiling water over it. Stir with a wooden spoon until cocoa comes together in a mass.
- Add butter and beat on low speed of mixer for about 30 seconds, or until well combined.
- Add powdered sugar and vanilla, then beat on low for about 1 minute, then increase speed to medium until the frosting lightens and is fluffy, about 2 minutes more.
- Add additional boiling water, 1 tsp at a time, or powdered sugar, 1 Tbs at a time, until frosting is of desired consistency.
- Use frosting to frost the cooled cake layers.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Dragonfly AZ
Chandler, 41
I live in Chandler, Arizona, which is near Phoenix. I have been a registered nurse for almost 25 years. Currently I am a clinical supervisor at a health care clinic. I love to cook rich foods with complex flavors, whether they be main dishes or desserts. I have also been eating low carb for about 5 years, so I am pretty good at modifying recipes to match my lifestyle.
