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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cake

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  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 20 min
  • Servings 20
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Decadence is an understatement with this from-scratch cake, made with peanut butter, chocolate and one surprising ingredient.
Updated Feb 22, 2017
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 3 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1/3 cup unsweetened dark baking cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 4 eggs
  • 8 oz semisweet baking chocolate, melted, cooled
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 2/3 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup strong brewed coffee (room temperature)

Frosting

  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 packages (3 oz each) cream cheese, softened
  • 1 bag (1 lb) powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon whipping cream
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla

Garnish

  • 12 peanut butter creme-filled chocolate sandwich cookies, chopped
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9- inch pan with shortening; lightly flour.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, mix flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, granulated sugar and 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating until well blended. Add melted chocolate and 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla, beating until blended. On low speed, alternately add flour mixture and buttermilk, beating just until blended after each addition. Beat in coffee until blended. Pour batter into pan.
  • 3
    Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour.
  • 4
    In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter, the peanut butter and cream cheese with electric mixer on medium speed 2 minutes or until blended. On low speed, gradually beat in powdered sugar until blended. Beat in whipping cream and 2 teaspoons vanilla. Frost cake. Top with cookies.

Nutrition

586 Calories, 28g Total Fat, 8g Protein, 78g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
586
Total Fat
28g
0%
Saturated Fat
15g
0%
Sodium
477mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
78g
0%
Dietary Fiber
1g
0%
Protein
8g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 5 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
5
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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