Description
Creamy peanut butter cake showcases rich, nutty flavors with perfect homemade peanut butter frosting. Delightful dessert promises comfort and indulgence for serious sweet tooths seeking classic American baking pleasure.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 0.5 cups (113 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2.67 cups (340 g) self-rising flour
- 2 tsps baking soda
- 1.5 cups creamy peanut butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 8 oz (226 g) cream cheese, softened
- 2 tbsps milk
Instructions
- Prepare Batter: Cream softened butter, sugar, and peanut butter until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition to create a uniform mixture.
- Combine Ingredients: Sift dry ingredients and alternately fold into the wet mixture with buttermilk, creating a smooth batter. Pour evenly into prepared cake pans, ensuring consistent distribution.
- Bake and Cool: Slide cake pans into a preheated oven and bake until a wooden pick inserted comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely on a wire rack, releasing the cakes from pans once cooled.
- Create Frosting: Whip cream cheese, peanut butter, and powdered sugar until achieving a silky, spreadable consistency. Adjust texture with milk if necessary to reach desired smoothness.
- Assemble Cake: Position first cake layer on a serving platter. Spread a generous layer of frosting across the entire surface, ensuring complete and even coverage. Carefully place subsequent layers, repeating frosting between each.
- Finish and Decorate: Completely cover the entire cake with remaining peanut butter frosting, smoothing the exterior for a polished appearance. Sprinkle chopped roasted peanuts or miniature chocolate chips around the top and sides for a decorative and textural garnish.
Notes
- Control Butter Temperature: Ensure butter is genuinely softened, not melted, for optimal cake texture and smooth mixing.
- Prevent Dry Cake: Avoid overmixing batter and overbaking, which can result in a dense, dry cake; test doneness with a toothpick for moist crumb.
- Smooth Frosting Technique: Chill cream cheese briefly before whipping to create a stable, silky frosting that spreads easily without breaking.
- Enhance Flavor Variations: Experiment with dark chocolate chips or salted peanuts as garnish to elevate the cake’s depth and provide contrasting textures.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 492
- Sugar: 51 g
- Sodium: 350 mg
- Fat: 24 g
- Saturated Fat: 10 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 63 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 9 g
- Cholesterol: 36 mg