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Old Fashioned Peanut Butter Cake
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Peanut Butter Cake Recipe

If you love peanut butter, you will absolutely adore this easy Peanut Butter Cake recipe. Creamy, moist and incredibly delicious! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy cake recipes
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 14
Calories 751kcal

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 2 ⅔ cups self rising flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • ½ cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups buttermilk

For the Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ cups peanut butter
  • 8 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons milk

Instructions

  • Place sugar, butter, peanut butter and eggs in a mixing bowl and mix up with an electric mixer until well combined and smooth.
  • Mix self-rising flour with baking soda.
  • Add flour to wet mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
  • Bake in three layer cake pans at 350 for about 35 minutes.
  • Allow to cool ten minutes in pan before turning out to cool completely.
  • For the Frosting: Combine peanut butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar with two tablespoon of milk. You may need to add an extra tablespoon or two of milk if the mixture is too thick. Or, if the mixture becomes too runny for your tastes, add extra powdered sugar.
  • Beat with an electric Mixer until smooth and creamy.

Nutrition

Calories: 751kcal | Carbohydrates: 93g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 38g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 61mg | Sodium: 504mg | Potassium: 366mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 69g | Vitamin A: 515IU | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1mg