Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Recipe ⬇️ or print: recipetineats.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-cake
Killer cake for a crowd! Hate trying to slice tall layer cakes into lots of thin slices.
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CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CAKE for a crowd
Serves 20 – 30 people
Dry:1 3/4 cups plain/all-purpose flour (265g)
3/4 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened, sifted (55 g)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda (bi-carb soda), or an extra 4 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 cups white sugar, or caster/superfine(440g)
1 tsp cooking/kosher salt (or 3/4 tsp table salt)Wet:
2 eggs (~55-65g / 2 oz each)
1 cup milk, full or low fat (250ml)
1/2 cup veg oil, or other neutral flavoured oil (canola, grapeseed)
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp instant coffee powder
1 cup boiling water (250ml)
Peanut butter frosting
250g/2 sticks unsalted butter softened
4 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar, sifted (500g)
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter (spread, not pure) (120g)
1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
1 tbsp milk
Toppings
1/2 cup chocolate chips or melts (US: semi sweet chips) + 2 tbsp cream – melt in 15 sec increments on high, stirring
3 tbsp peanut butter , warmed in microwave to make it runny
120g/4oz mini Reece's Peanut Butter Cups
10+ miniature Reece's Peanut Butter Cups, halved
1/4 cup finely chopped salted peanuts
1. Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C (160°C fan). Grease a 23 x 33cm / 9 x 13” rectangle with butter and line with paper with overhang.
2. Sift Dry ingredients into a large bowl. Whisk. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla powder, whisk until lump free. Add coffee then boiling water, whisk.
3. Pour into cake pan. Bake 45 minutes or until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Cool 10 min in pan then turn out upside down on wire rack to cool completely (flat surface).
4. Stand 10 minutes then turn out upside down on racks. Cool completely.
5. Peanut butter frosting - Beat butter 3 min on high then gradually add icing sugar beating to incorporate, beat in peanut butter then beat for 3 min. Then add milk, vanilla and salt, beat on high 30 sec.
6. Spread frosting on, drizzle with half chocolate and peanut butter, top with Reece’s, more drizzle than peanuts. Cut and eat!
#peanutbuttercake
Recipe ⬇️ or print: recipetineats.com/chocolate-peanut-butter-cake
Killer cake for a crowd! Hate trying to slice tall layer cakes into lots of thin slices.
–––––-
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CAKE for a crowd
Serves 20 – 30 people
Dry:1 3/4 cups plain/all-purpose flour (265g)
3/4 cup cocoa powder, unsweetened, sifted (55 g)
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 tsp baking soda (bi-carb soda), or an extra 4 1/2 tsp baking powder
2 cups white sugar, or caster/superfine(440g)
1 tsp cooking/kosher salt (or 3/4 tsp table salt)Wet:
2 eggs (~55-65g / 2 oz each)
1 cup milk, full or low fat (250ml)
1/2 cup veg oil, or other neutral flavoured oil (canola, grapeseed)
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 tsp instant coffee powder
1 cup boiling water (250ml)
Peanut butter frosting
250g/2 sticks unsalted butter softened
4 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar, sifted (500g)
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter (spread, not pure) (120g)
1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
1 tbsp milk
Toppings
1/2 cup chocolate chips or melts (US: semi sweet chips) + 2 tbsp cream – melt in 15 sec increments on high, stirring
3 tbsp peanut butter , warmed in microwave to make it runny
120g/4oz mini Reece's Peanut Butter Cups
10+ miniature Reece's Peanut Butter Cups, halved
1/4 cup finely chopped salted peanuts
1. Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C (160°C fan). Grease a 23 x 33cm / 9 x 13” rectangle with butter and line with paper with overhang.
2. Sift Dry ingredients into a large bowl. Whisk. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla powder, whisk until lump free. Add coffee then boiling water, whisk.
3. Pour into cake pan. Bake 45 minutes or until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean. Cool 10 min in pan then turn out upside down on wire rack to cool completely (flat surface).
4. Stand 10 minutes then turn out upside down on racks. Cool completely.
5. Peanut butter frosting - Beat butter 3 min on high then gradually add icing sugar beating to incorporate, beat in peanut butter then beat for 3 min. Then add milk, vanilla and salt, beat on high 30 sec.
6. Spread frosting on, drizzle with half chocolate and peanut butter, top with Reece’s, more drizzle than peanuts. Cut and eat!
#peanutbuttercake
