It really doesn’t get much better than this! Our friends over at Cake-n-Knife have received adoring comments from their fans.
That peanut butter frosting is the stuff dreams are made of.
I could never get tired of peanut butter cups! This is my dream cake!
The best thing about this cake is that it’s really easy to put together!
Ingredients:
Cake
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pans
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- ½ Tbsp baking soda
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 large eggs
- ¾ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup + 1 Tbsp canola oil
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup boiling water
Frosting
- 2 cups peanut butter
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 8 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp salt
- Miniature peanut butter cups for decorating (optional)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter two 9″ round cake pans, dust with extra flour, tapping out excess.
Sift the dry ingredients into the bowl of a mixer. Beat on low-speed until just combined. Increase speed to medium, and add the remaining ingredients, except boiling water. Beat until smooth, approximately 3 minutes. Turn mixer off and carefully add boiling water. Beat on high for approximately 1 minute.
Divide batter evenly between the two pans. Bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of each pan comes out clean. Cool for 15 minutes of a cooling rack, turn cakes out onto the rack and allow to cool completely.
Combine the frosting ingredients in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat until the frosting is light and fluffy, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.
Frost the top of one cake and stack the other cake on top to form two layers. Add a final layer of frosting to the outside and decorate with miniature peanut butter cups if desired.
Thanks to Cake-n-Knife for this delicious cake perfect for any occasion!
