Fudgy Peanut Butter Cake Recipes

FUDGY PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar, flour and baking powder. In another bowl, combine the milk, peanut butter, oil and vanilla; stir into dry ingredients just until combined. Spread evenly into a slow cooker coated with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a bowl, combine the cocoa and remaining sugar; stir in boiling water. Pour into slow cooker (do not stir). Cover and cook on high for 1-1/2 to 2 hours or until a toothpick inserted near the center of cake comes out clean. Serve warm with ice cream.

FUDGY PEANUT BUTTER BROWNIE CAKE

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Coat bottom of an 8-inch round cake pan lightly with no-stick cooking spray.
• PREPARE brownie mix as directed on package using oil, water and egg. Stir in almond extract, peanut butter and peanuts until blended. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan.
• BAKE 40 to 42 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pan to wire rack to cool completely.
• PLACE cake on serving platter. Stir fudge topping until smooth. Spread over cake, covering top and sides. Place the tip of a frosting knife at the center of cake, pulling the knife toward the outer edge in a slight arc. Turn cake a notch counter clockwise. Repeat knife pull several times to form a pattern around entire cake. Garnish center of cake with mint, if desired.

RICH CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the sugar, milk, coffee, oil, eggs and vanilla until well blended. Combine the flour, cocoa, coffee granules, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into sugar mixture until blended., Transfer to two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean., Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely., For filling, in a large bowl, beat butter and peanut butter until blended. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth., For frosting, melt peanut butter and chocolate in a microwave; stir until smooth. Cool. In a large bowl, beat butter and chocolate mixture until fluffy. Add the marshmallow creme, confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. If necessary, refrigerate until frosting reaches spreading consistency., Place 1 cake layer on a serving plate; spread with filling. Top with remaining cake layer. Spread frosting over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving., For optional garnish, place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl; microwave 1-2 minutes or until melted, stirring every 20 seconds. Repeat with peanut butter chips and shortening. Line a 15x10x1 pan with waxed paper; spread the melted chocolate into a 1/4-inch layer. Drizzle melted peanut butter mixture over melted chocolate and swirl with the tip of a spoon. Tap pan on counter to smooth. Refrigerate until set; break into pieces and place on top of cake.

PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE CAKE

Steps:

• Melt butter in small saucepan.
• Add cocoa powder and stir until smooth.
• Stir dry ingredients together in large bowl.
• In a second bowl beat together water, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla with wire whip.
• Pour egg mixture over dry ingredients; mix together until blended.
• Add hot cocoa mixture and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour into greased and floured 13 x 9-inch cake pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until done.
• Cool thoroughly.
• Peanut Butter Layer: Whip peanut butter and oil in small mixing bowl.
• When cake is thoroughly cool, spread over cake.
• Frosting: Put sugar and vanilla in medium mixing bowl.
• Melt butter in small saucepan.
• Add cocoa powder; stir until smooth.
• Add milk and heat over low heat until hot (just as it starts to bubble).
• Pour hot mixture over sugar and beat until smooth.
• Spread over peanut butter layer.
• Let cake sit for at least an hour before serving so frosting has time to firm up.