Peanut Butter Cake with Chocolate Frosting

By vealam

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
• 8 Tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
• 2 large eggs (room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon good quality vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk
• Dark Chocolate Frosting:
• 2 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 6 Tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Peanut Butter Garnish:
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/4 cup softened butter
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 1-3 tablespoons milk

Details

Adapted from iambaker.net

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350F degrees.Prepare an 8 inch round cake pan.
For the cake: Mix together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
Cream together the peanut butter, butter, and brown sugar until light and fluffy; about 2 minutes on medium speed.
With mixer on slow, beat in eggs and vanilla. Scrape down the sides as needed.
Slowly beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, mixing until just combined.
Do not overmix. Batter will be thick.
Bake for 32-35 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle of a cupcake comes out clean. Allow cake to cool before frosting.

For the frosting:
Sift together the powdered sugar and cocoa powder to assure there are no lumps. Set aside.
With a stand mixer, beat the butter at medium speed until fluffy - about 2 minutes.
With mixer on low, gradually add the sifted sugar/cocoa powder alternately with the heavy cream and vanilla.
Add more powdered sugar if frosting is too dark. Add a pinch of salt if frosting is too sweet.

Peanut Butter Garnish:
For the top I went to my go-to method for decorating a cake and that is a 1M tip. I put 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/4 cup butter softened, 1 cup confectioners sugar, and 1-3 tablespoons of milk in the mixer and blended to a nice creamy consistency. (add more or less milk to reach your desired consistency)

Then simply just piped out little piles of peanut butter frosting bliss and covered in chocolate sprinkles.