Cooking Time: 1 hr
Moist cake with decadent peanut butter frosting. A real treat for all the peanut butter lover. Easy to make, comes out great always and requires only a few pantry essentials. Perfect for any occasion, as a dessert, or for entertaining guests.
Ingredients
2 c all-purpose flour
2 c granulated sugar
3/4 c cocoa powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
2 large Eggs
1 tsp salt
1 c buttermilk
1 c of vegetable oil
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 c cold-brewed coffee
PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING:
1/2 c butter, softened
1 c creamy peanut butter
3 tbsp milk (or more as needed)
2 c confectioners’ sugar
HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
Step 1: Ready the oven. Preheat it to 175 degrees C or 300 degrees F.
Step 2: Use cooking spray to grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Step 3: Combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl until well mixed.
Step 4: Add the eggs in a different mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to beat until well mixed. Add in the oil, vanilla, and coffee and continue beating until combined.
Step 5: Mix the flour mixture and buttermilk with the egg mixture until incorporated.
Step 6: Pour the batter over the prepared baking dish and evenly spread on the bottom.
Step 7: Bake in the preheated oven for about an hour or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Step 8: Once done, remove from the oven and onto a wire rack. Allow cooling at room temperature.
Step 9: Meanwhile, add the peanut butter and butter in a medium mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to combine until well mixed.
Step 10: Add in the powdered sugar followed by milk and continue beating until incorporated.
Step 11: Generously spread the frosting over the cooled cake.
Ingredients
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- 2 c granulated sugar
- 3/4 c cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 2 large Eggs
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 c buttermilk
- 1 c of vegetable oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 c cold-brewed coffee
- PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING:
- 1/2 c butter, softened
- 1 c creamy peanut butter
- 3 tbsp milk (or more as needed)
- 2 c confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
Step 1: Ready the oven. Preheat it to 175 degrees C or 300 degrees F.
Step 2: Use cooking spray to grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Step 3: Combine the flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda, and baking powder in a large mixing bowl until well mixed.
Step 4: Add the eggs in a different mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to beat until well mixed. Add in the oil, vanilla, and coffee and continue beating until combined.
Step 5: Mix the flour mixture and buttermilk with the egg mixture until incorporated.
Step 6: Pour the batter over the prepared baking dish and evenly spread on the bottom.
Step 7: Bake in the preheated oven for about an hour or until a toothpick inserted in the centre of the cake comes out clean.
Step 8: Once done, remove from the oven and onto a wire rack. Allow cooling at room temperature.
Step 9: Meanwhile, add the peanut butter and butter in a medium mixing bowl. Use an electric mixer to combine until well mixed.
Step 10: Add in the powdered sugar followed by milk and continue beating until incorporated.
Step 11: Generously spread the frosting over the cooled cake.
