Peanut Butter Cake
Rating
How badly do you want this Peanut Butter Cake for your birthday?!
Ingredients
- FOR THE CAKE
- Cooking spray
- 2½ c. all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- ¾ c. (1½ sticks) butter, softened
- 1 c. packed brown sugar
- ½ c. granulated sugar
- ¾ c. peanut butter
- ½ c. sour cream
- 1 tbsp. pure vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- ¾ c. milk
- FOR THE FROSTING
- 1 (8-oz.) block cream cheese, softened
- 4 tbsp. butter, softened
- 1¼ c. peanut butter
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp. heavy cream
- Pinch kosher salt
- FOR THE TOPPING
- ½ c. peanut butter, melted
- ½ c. chopped Reese's
- ¼ c. mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9”-x-13” baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- In another large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, then add peanut butter, sour cream, and vanilla beating until smooth.
- Add half of the dry ingredients, beating until just incorporated. Pour in milk and mix until fully incorporated then add remaining dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth top. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean, 35 minutes. Let cool completely.
- Make frosting: In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat cream cheese and butter together until no lumps remain. Add peanut butter and beat until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and a pinch of salt and mix until well combined. Add cream and mix until combined.
- Frost cake then topped drizzle with peanut butter and top with chopped Reese’s and mini chocolate chips.
