Peanut Butter Cake
Simple delicious easy baked peanut butter sheet cake is packed with peanut butter flavor and topped with a silky peanut butter and chocolate frosting or your favorite frosting recipe.
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 903kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Cake:
- 3 cups cake flour
- 1 ¾ cups light brown sugar packed
- 1 ¼ cup whole milk
- ¾ cup creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 4 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
Frosting:
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
- In a medium sized bowl, sift together the cake flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Using a stand mixer, combine the brown sugar and butter together until it becomes light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and oil to the mixing bowl and mix until combined.
- Once combined, increase the speed to medium-high until the batter is once again light and fluffy.
- Add the peanut butter and mix until combined.
- Add the eggs one at a time.
- Add the flour in 3 parts, alternating with the milk, starting and finishing with flour.
- Once the final part of flour is ready to be added, finish mixing by hand to prevent over mixing the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake for 28-32 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 903kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 55g | Saturated Fat: 21g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 525mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 57g