Chocolate Cake With Peanut Butter Icing

ByJanell
194 Comments

Last Updated on January 25, 2014 by Janell

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Are you looking for an awesome cake to make for your Valentine? If they like Peanut Butter - this is your cake! It's like eating a giant peanut butter cup! It's not too difficult to make. My husband said that this may be the cake he requests for his birthday cake. And a friend that doesn't like peanut butter loved this cake! If you make it - let me know what you think!

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Chocolate Cake

  • 1 Chocolate Cake Mix (any brand box mix)
  • 1 small box chocolate pudding
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup oil
  • ½ cup water
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

(Please note -  you do not need to use any of the ingredients listed on the back of the cake box.)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a spring form cake pan. (The kind you use for cheesecakes.)
  2. Combine all of the ingredients in a large bowl. This batter will be very thick.
  3. Pour into the greased spring form pan.
  4. Bake at 375 for 40 minutes in a greased spring form pan. (Test it after about 35 minutes so you don't burn it.) The tooth pick may not come out clean because this cake is so moist, but the center should bounce back if you touch it.
  5. Let it cool and remove the spring form from around the cake.

Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe:

  • ½  cup of softened butter
  • ½  cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon of milk

Make sure the cake is completely cooled before frosting it.

  1. In a small bowl combine all the ingredients. (You may not need all the milk - it just depends on the consistency you like.)
  2. Mix well and spread on your cake and enjoy!

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194 Comments

  3. I need to remember this for my husband's birthday-it's right up his ally! 🙂

    Visiting from What's Cooking Wednesday.

  4. Would you be able to put the frosting in a bag and pipe it on cupcakes??

  5. Yeah you should be able to do that. You could add a little more powdered sugar to make it a little stiffer. Or a little less milk.

  6. I'm making this for my grand daughter right now!
    She loves peanut butter cups so this should be a hit!

  8. I'm making this right now, and it's having trouble getting done in the middle.. I'm scared of burning the outside and having it jello on the inside!

  9. Im sorry I just saw this comment. I hope it turned out ok. It's a very moist cake so it may not seem done when you stick something in it but it should be cooked. Just as long as the center is firm to the touch.

  19. yum..chocolate peanut butter a perfect combination..like reese cups..thanks for the recipe. This would be good with a layer of bananas too..imo..the Elvis cake.

  29. ITS A REAL CUTE IDEA BUT IM NOT THAT BIG A FAN OF PEANUT BUTTER. BUT THANKS FOR THE IDEA

  32. Oh my! My two favorite things: peanut butter & chocolate! I also love peanut butter cups. I will be making this cake very soon. It's sounds so quick and simple to make too. Thanks so much for the recipe.

  34. My son loves anything peanut butter. This would definitely be a cake that he would want me to make a lot.

  40. I pinned this to one of my pinterest boards. I love peanut butter icing. This looks good. I keep all the ingredients.

  43. u got my heart. i love peanut butter icing & chocolate cake. sometimes i add a little caramel on top. O SO GOOD.

  47. Seeing a homemade cake with peanut butter frosting chokes me up, because it makes me think of the wonderful peanut butter frosting my mother used to make...I don't have the recipe, but I have the memory...

    🙂 Rhea

  49. All those Reese's fans can't be wrong. I got chocolate in my peanut butter. I got peanut butter on my chocolate. Yum!

  52. I'd love to have a piece of that! I'm not confident in my baking skills, so I'll have to ask my boyfriend to bake it...hehe

  54. I have made this before. It is my father inlaws favorite cake. His mom made this every year when he was a kid. Looks great!

  55. I saved this for later! Chocolate and peanut butter are my favorite. This looks amazing!

  56. My favorite Peanut butter and chocolate, how can you go wrong. I will be making this cake

  58. My son just said that picture just made me hungry...lol. Guess I'll be making this for him soon 🙂

  59. Looks yummy but I don't like peanut putter frostings or chocolate cake. I know I'm weird. lol

  62. This looks tasty! I'm putting that icing on the chocolate cake i"m making later today! Perfect!

  63. This looks so marvelous! I have saved this link to my favorite so i can try to make it. I will have to find a cake mix with splenda instead of sugar because I am disbetic but I can work in the few carbs *wink wink*. I am limited to 70 a day & would gladly forego any other carbs for the whole day just to have a slice of this chocolate cake with peanutbutter icing!

  67. Ok, now I'm just craving this. I think I know what my baking project will be this weekend!~

  68. Easy and delicious!! thanks for the recipe,looks like I'm making a cake for my husband next sunday

  69. Yummy peanut butter and chocolate. Perfect cake for an after school snack for my grandchildren. They will just love it.

  71. This sounds delicious to me. I love the combo. Recipe is simple and yet I know it tastes awesome.

  72. Not a fan of peanut butter myself, but I know quite a few people who would be really happy if I made this!! =)

  77. Oh my goodness, this looks and sounds amazing. You simply can't go wrong with chocolate and pb. YUM.

  81. This is one of my family's favorite cakes. It looks so darn yummy, but I think I gain 5 lbs. just looking at it! I will probably make one this week, yum!!

  82. OMG, my hubby would love this!! He loves to eat those Tastycakes that have the peanut butter and chocolate in it. I am gonna surprise him with this and put it in the Tastycake box!! LOL

  92. This chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting looks so yummy. Its not too hard to make either! I pinned this recipe to my Pinterest Board. Now I'll have it when I need it. Thankyou for Posting.. :0)~~

  97. I worked at a Nursing Home many, many years ago and dietary made chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting. Amazing, I still recall how delicious it was some 40 years later!!!

  98. I would make it for my fiancee . he love Peanut Butter I could not east myself thou Peanut Butter I can not have

  99. Oh my niece would love this cake! I must make, or try to, ASAP for her. She will love it.

  106. This sounds really good and its something that both my kids would absolutely love..especially my son

  107. Swooooon! Chocolate and peanut butter is my most favorite combination. Definitely going to have to give this a try for Valentine's Day for my sweetie!

  108. This looks so yummy! and super easy! Love the peanut butter frosting. This is definitely on my to do list.
    Thanks.

  109. I would make this for my guys at work- It's about 4 of them that love peanut butter and chocolate combos!!

  110. mmm i love chocolate with peanut butter. i think i would put mini Reese's cups on top for decoration and make it a 2 layer cake so you get more peanut butter with the chocolate.

  112. my motherinlaw introduced me to Peanut Butter icing years ago
    and I love it. Sounds delicious

  113. I am not a big fan of peanut butter, but hubby loves it. I think this would be a very special treat that would make him feel even so special because it would be ALL for him and he'll know that it was made just to spoil his palate. Thank you so much for sharing, it does look delicious.

  115. Yum!! This looks and sounds delicious, it reminds meaof Reese's Peanut Butter Cups. Thank you for sharing this recipe.

  118. I love the sound of the chocolate cake a lot. But I'm not much into the peanut butter frosting, especially since I am allergic to all nuts. I'd make it with my homemade buttercream frosting. Thanks for sharing!

  123. I love chocolate and peanut butter together. Might be making this tomorrow if we have our snow day!

  124. This is cruel. We just joined a weight loss competition at work and I just ate my banana and protein bar and then I click on this link and see this delicious looking cake. Torture. But looks amazing. I'll save the recipe for a special occasion. 😉

  125. Wow! I need to convert this to Weight Watcher points so I can see how many this cake would give me! Yummy!

  132. I'm not a fan of peanut butter, but I know several people who would love this. And it's sure to be very moist with the pudding mix in it. I've heard many chefs and bakers say they use pudding mix in their batters to help keeps cakes moist.

  133. I would love to make this cake because I love chocolate and peanut butter except I can't in my home due to allergies

  135. I cant wait to get started on this one! My 13 year old has been having us bake like crazy.. she loves it so i need a new recipe!

  144. Mmmm....my mom used to make chocolate cake with peanutbutter icing. The perfect combination 🙂

  145. I have made a similar Peanut Butter frosting before but I usually put it on spice cake. I hadn't considered a chocolate cake.

  153. It looks so delicious! I wish I liked peanut butter! My hubby would probably be able to eat the whole thing though, so I may have to try it out! lol Thank you for the recipe.

  154. this looks so yummy. I am pretty sure peanutbutter and chocolate are meant to be together. thanks for joining us and linking up to th all things pretty party

  160. Yummy, that looks so good, I'm going to print this & try to make it. hope i have all the ingredients. 🙂 Real Coach purse giveaway sent me. ty:-)

  161. This looks SO yummy! It's like an inverted peanut butter cup! My WHOLE family would love this recipe! (printing)

  162. yum, with the oil & sour cream this cake sounds rich & yummy. This one I definitely will try.

  164. Thank You for sharing this delicious recipe, Looking forward to making this recipe for Super Bowl Sunday Desert!

  168. This cake looks soooo YUMMY! the only thing that would make this even yummier would be peanut butter cake instead of chocolate since I am a peanut butteraholic!

  171. Sounds pretty darn easy to pull off. Both of my sons LOVE peanut butter so this would definitely be a hit at our house.

  174. Want to know something that is horrible? I've been craving this cake for quite a while, but I've been avoiding it because I'm supposed to be on a "diet"..buutttt now I'm going to have to make it.. gee thanks!! lol Looks amazing and moist though!

  180. This looks yummy! My two favorite things chocolate and peanut butter. I will be making this soon!

  183. I would love to try this but we do have a peanut allergy in the house and no babysitter. lol

  184. I love pb. Sadly, I don't keep pb in the house because my son is highly allergic... but I will be saving the recipe for a night that he is away with friends!!! 😉

  186. chocolate cake with PB frosting is my favorite.. Its what I get for my birthday every year

  190. You know, I am always making cakes and believe it or not I have never thought about using peanut butter frosting! And I love peanut butter, and chocolate! Thank you so much for sharing, I can't wait to try! I know the kids will love it also.

  192. You found a way to put my two favorite flavors together! Chocolate & peanut butter. Thank-you for this easy recipe!! "Pinned" 🙂

  193. I LOVE chocolate and peanut butter and I cannot wait to make this cake! I have not found a peanut butter frosting that I like, so I warn you there ;). They are all too icky sweet for me and take the taste of the peanut butter away.. but I am thinking this one might be the winner! I am hoping so!

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