Peanut Butter Cake

This peanut butter cake recipe is moist, tender, great for crowds, and topped with a fudgy peanut butter icing that your family will go crazy for.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 458 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup water
• 2 large eggs
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup peanut butter
• 0.33333334326744 cup milk
• 4.75 cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a rimmed baking sheet.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.

Step 3

Gather all ingredients.

Step 4

Make cake: Whisk together flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl.

Step 5

Beat milk, eggs, and vanilla into flour mixture with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth.

Step 6

Place water, butter, oil, and peanut butter into a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until smooth, about 5 minutes.

Step 7

Stir peanut butter mixture into flour mixture until batter is well mixed; pour and spread onto the prepared baking sheet.

Step 8

Make icing: Melt butter and peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir until smooth.

Step 9

Mix in milk and vanilla until combined.

Step 10

Whisk in confectioners' sugar until icing is smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 11

Pour icing over warm cake and spread evenly.