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I’m so excited to let one of my new blog friends, Roxana, take over Shugary Sweets for the day! Not only does she make incredible desserts, but she has great bread making tips as well! Roxana is sharing a delicious Peanut Butter Cake that will knock your socks off! Look at those Reese’s Peanut Butter Hearts on top…they are also INSIDE! I wish I could say she not only is sharing on the blog, but also in real life. I’d LOVE a slice of this cake. Hmmm….does it ship well Roxana?
Hello Shugary Sweets fans! For those of you who don’t know me, I’m Roxana, the baker, photographer and writer behind Roxana’s Home Baking. And as much as I hate it, I’m doing the dishes as well. My family, friends and neighbors are my trusty taste-testers. I love baking from scratch and my sweet tooth is the boss in my kitchen. I’m a chocolate girl at heart and you can always win me over with a loaf of freshly baked bread.
I’m happy to be here, on Aimee’s beautiful blog sharing one of my husband’s favorite cakes : Peanut Butter Cake. The idea of this cake came from a magazine I read while waiting for my dentist appointment. I quickly snapped a photo with my phone and couldn’t wait to get home and try it. To our disappointment the cake turned out so dry I deleted the picture and decided to make a peanut butter cake by my own heart. I wanted a light, moist cake with the right amount of peanut butter flavor.
As you probably know, peanut butter tends to put a weight on baked goods and there’s a thin line between a light moist and a heavy dense dry cake.
But no worries, this cake is everything you want in a peanut butter cake. It’s light, moist with a small crumb and here and there you get bits of chopped peanut butter cups/or hearts as I used this time.
The peanut butter frosting is literally the icing on the cake. It’s creamy, silky and addictive! I highly recommend using heavy cream instead of milk for the best frosting ever!
Thank you Aimee for allowing me to share this peanut butter cake recipe with your readers. I hope you’ll bake it soon (Valentine’s Day is just around the corner) and you’ll enjoy it as much as we did.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups (150 grams) all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup soft butter
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup finely chopped peanut butter cups mixed with 1 tbsp flour (the candy tends to sink at the bottom if you don't mix it with a little bit of flour)
- 1/2 cup soft butter
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups (240 grams) powder sugar
- 1/3 to 1/2 cup heavy cream (depending on your peanut butter thickness)
- Peanut Butter Cups / Hearts to decorate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter one 9" cake pan and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl cream butter, peanut butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time.
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. At low-speed, add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
- Shake the excess flour and add the chopped peanut nutter cups to the batter. With a spatula mix until combined.
- Spoon batter in the prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake cake until about 33 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool cake 5 minutes. Turn out onto racks, peel off parchment. Cool cake completely before frosting.
- To make the frosting, in a mixing bowl add the butter, peanut butter and 1/3 cup heavy cream. Stir at low-speed until combined. Slowly add the powder sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. When all the sugar is added increase the speed and mix for 1 more minute. If needed, slowly add few more drops of heavy cream.
- Frost the cake completely. Decorate with peanut butter cups/hearts.
- Keep cake refrigerated. Serve at room temperature.
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Definitely love this cake
Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie recently posted..Valentine’s Funfetti 7 Layer Bars
Me too Erin. Me too.
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
It’s just…so…beautiful *tearing up*
Peanut butter goodnessssss
Kayle (The Cooking Actress) recently posted..Ritz Cracker Chicken Casserole
Haha, I can’t get over the gorgeous frosting….
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
That is one incredible looking cake! It looks great Roxana! I think I need to meet up with this cake…and the frosting! Ooo la la!!!
Jocelyn @BruCrew Life recently posted..The Inspiration Board
Of course YOU love this cake. It’s PB and Reese’s!!!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
This cake looks wonderful! I love it.
This totally knocks my socks off! Will you ship one to me too
Thanks for sharing this fabulous recipe. I adore Roxana’s recipes and her beautiful photos. So nice to see her sharing one of her amazing creations on Shugary Sweets.
Jennifer @ Mother Thyme recently posted..Italian Turkey Burgers + Giveaway!
Roxana takes mouthwatering photos and this cake is no exception. I am just drooling over those swirls of frosting!!!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
WOW. This cake looks seriously amazing!! Peanut butter cake is one of the only cakes my dad actually enjoys, so I’m definitely pinning this to try when I’m back home!
Erika recently posted..Oatmeal Cookie Scones
I can’t wait to make this cake myself!!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
This cake is definitely going on my to-make list. Everything about it is perfect!
Susan recently posted..Soft Pretzel Sticks with Spicy Cheese Sauce + A Land O Lakes® #CheeseChatter #Giveaway
I agree completely, it is on my list too!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
Wish we could get Reese’s Hearts here in the Uk they look so cute and bet really tasty on top of that delicious cake. Yum!
FoodNerd x
foodnerd4life recently posted..A Zesty Little Number (Clementine Almond Cake)
Sadness. What’s Valentine’s Day without Reese’s Hearts?!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
Wow! This cake looks stunning. Thanks for sharing it Roxana. And Aimee, once you know if it ships well, can you see if you can get a slice over to SE Asia?
Regina @ SpecialtyCakeCreations recently posted..Strawberry Oreo White Chocolate Fridge Cake
I’ll do my best Regina.
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
What a gorgeous cake! So pretty I could even overlook the fact that I’m not a huge PB fan
OR I could just whip it up for all my pb-addict college roommates heehee
Jess @ OnSugarMountain recently posted..Classic Red Velvet Cupcakes
You could certainly get out of housekeeping duties with your roomies if you make them this cake!!!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
Wow, I am a peanut butter addict, so this is right up my alley!
Brianne @ Cupcakes & Kale Chips recently posted..Friday Fun! 2-8-13
I have a few PB addicts in my house too who are begging for me to make this cake!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
Oh, this looks so delicious! I have to make this.
Im a huge PB fan and a whole cake of it AND the icing…looks like a perfect thing to me!
Averie @ Averie Cooks recently posted..Friday Things
My kids are begging for me to make this cake….looks like I know what we may be having for Valentine’s Day!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
May I has a piece? hee hee ^_^
Beautiful photos!
Eva @ Eva Bakes recently posted..Lofthouse style soft frosted sugar cookies
OMG this cake is GORGEOUS. I wouldn’t be able to control myself around it!
Hayley @ The Domestic Rebel recently posted..16 Heart Throbbing Valentine’s Day Recipes
I know. I am having a hard enough time hitting my hand on the computer screen. DYING.
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
OMG I want it. Roxana, you’re amazing!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust recently posted..Chore Chart and Whatever Friday
She is a PB genius!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
That is one heck of a cake! I adore peanut butter in any form!
Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) recently posted..Destination Desserts: 3 Girls Cupcakes Kansas City
Hi Aimee,
Thanks for having me over your gorgeous blog! It’s been a wonderful experience!
Thanks everyone for the sweet words, you make me blush
Roxana
Roxana | Roxana’s Home Baking recently posted..Peanut butter cake with peanut butter frosting
Roxana, I’m so glad you came, and brought this gorgeous cake!!! It’s absolutely stunning
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Peanut Butter Cake
Oh Roxana this looks amazing! Thanks for sharing! I am on my way over to your blog!
Pamela recently posted..Heavenly Treats Sunday Link Party #36
Holy moly! I want to be left alone with this cake…
Anita at Hungry Couple recently posted..Chocolate Sweetheart Martini
Looks absolutely wonderful!
Joy @ Baking-Joy recently posted..Peanut butter swirl brownies
You can’t go wrong with this combo and this is all sorts of right!!
Meg @ Sweet Twist recently posted..Red Velvet Blondies with white chocolate chips and cream cheese icing.
I’ll take the whole cake please! Man, this is one tempting recipe.
Nicole @ youngbrokeandhungry recently posted..Valentines Day Dinner: Scratch Deli
Well this is just beyond gorgeous! I’d probably eat the whole cake in a day: truth.
ashley – baker by nature recently posted..(Gluten Free) Honey and Olive Oil Sweet Potato Bread
This cake is beyond amazing!
Erika @ The Hopeless Housewife recently posted..Erika Monroe-Williams Behind the Scenes of “The Taste” on ABC
Oh so perfect for V Day!
Roxana is a cake genius!!!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Toffee Chocolate Chip Valentine’s Day Cheeseball
I love Roxanna’s baking, this is one gorgeous cake.
She makes some gorgeous food!!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..Toffee Chocolate Chip Valentine’s Day Cheeseball
Wow, wow. this looks ahhh-mazing! Thanks so much for posting! Pinned it!
Claire
Claire @ A Little Claireification recently posted..Shopping On A Budget: Getting Kids Styled at Great Prices
Do you use salted or unsalted butter?
Oh my god I tried making mini muffins using this recipe last night (I swapped the flour for oat flour) and of course they were kind of sunken because I didn’t add any regular flour, but they were SOOOO fudgy and peanut buttery and AMAZING! Thanks for a fantastic recipe!!!
Erika recently posted..Happy Valentine’s Day!
So glad you enjoyed them as muffins Erika!!
aimee @ shugarysweets recently posted..White Chocolate Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting
BEST. CAKE. EVER!
Would these make good cupcakes? Baking them in cupcake pans instead of the cake mold.
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