Description
Looking for the best peanut butter chocolate cake? This rich easy layered cake is a simple indulgent dessert idea everyone will love! Packed with creamy frosting and topped with chocolate ganache and candy, it’s a quick and fun treat for birthdays, parties, or any sweet celebration!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 2 tablespoons cream (for ganache)
- Mini peanut butter cups and candies (for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line three 8-inch cake pans.
- Mix flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl, beat eggs, sugar, milk, oil, and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients and boiling water. Mix until smooth.
- Divide batter into pans. Bake 25–30 minutes. Cool completely.
- Beat peanut butter and butter. Add powdered sugar and cream. Mix until fluffy.
- Stack and frost cake layers with peanut butter frosting.
- Melt chocolate chips and cream. Pour over the top as ganache.
- Decorate with candies. Chill slightly before slicing.
Notes
- Use commercial peanut butter for best frosting texture.
- Chill before slicing for clean layers.
- Substitute cake mix for quicker prep.
- Add pretzels or candy crunch for texture.
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 45g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 14g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 55mg