Peanut Butter Cake

This peanut butter cake is one of my favorite recipes given to me by a co-worker. It is the best peanut butter cake you will ever eat. The icing is like fudge.

• 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
• ½ cup peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup milk
• ⅓ cup milk
• 1 cup water
• 2 large eggs
• 4 ¾ cups confectioners' sugar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Make cake: Whisk together flour, sugar, and baking soda in a large bowl. Beat milk, eggs, and vanilla into flour mixture with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth.

Step 3

Place water, butter, oil, and peanut butter into a saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir peanut butter mixture into flour mixture until batter is well mixed; pour and spread onto the prepared baking sheet.

Step 4

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

Step 5

Make icing: Melt butter and peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat; stir until smooth. Mix in milk and vanilla until combined. Whisk in confectioners' sugar until icing is smooth, 3 to 5 minutes.

Step 6

Pour icing over warm cake.