Chocolate Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

This is my favorite chocolate cake and frosting recipe. The cake is very moist and the frosting is so creamy. In my opinion...it's the best! I thought I had misplaced the recipe. When I came across it, I made sure to put it in a safe place.

My plan was to make these for my birthday....two weeks ago! Life got in the way and I never got around to it. I finally had time to get them made and they were worth the wait! If I could just get my husband to have one.....

Chocolate Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

Cake
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
2/3 cups cocoa
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 cup milk
2/3 cup oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup brewed coffee at room temperature

Peanut Butter Frosting
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups powdered sugar

Combine dry ingredients. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat for 2 minutes. Stir in coffee (batter will be thin). Pour into greased 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes. Cool completely. For frosting, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter in a mixing bowl until smooth. Beat in sugar, milk and vanilla. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with miniature chocolate chips if desired. Store in refrigerator.

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Peanut Butter Cake with Cocoa-Peanut Butter Frosting

This cake is oh so good! I first had this cake in Grand Forks, ND. A woman I worked with brought it in one day. I love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate and when I had my first bite it was heaven! I lost the recipe and I have been trying to find it for years. Finally I tracked it down! The recipe calls for a cup of milk and I could have sworn that a cup of cold coffee was used. It's possible I wrote it down wrong. Since I didn't have any coffee available while making this cake, I went ahead and used milk. Next time I make it, I'm going to use cinnamon coffee since I love it.

Peanut Butter Cake with Cocoa-Peanut Butter Frosting

Cake:
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/3 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups sifted flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 cup milk
Cocoa Peanut Butter Frosting (recipe follows)

Cream peanut butter, butter and sugar in mixer bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well. Mix flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon together. Add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Pour into greased 9x13-inch cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Cool. Frost with Cocoa Peanut Butter Frosting. Yield: 12 servings.

Frosting:
2 cups confectioners sugar
1/3 baking cocoa
1/2 cup peanut butter
6 or 7 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Sift confectioners sugar and coca in mixer bowl. Add peanut butter, milk and vanilla; mix well.