Peanut Butter Cake With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a stand mixer, fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter until smooth. Add in the cream cheese.
• Beat on medium-high speed until well combined and smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
• Gradually beat in the confectioners' sugar until totally incorporated, increase the speed and then beat until smooth.
• Mix in the vanilla extract. Add in a pinch of salt. Mix until smooth and creamy.
• Add peanut butter and mix until smooth and creamy.
• Use immediately or store in the refrigerator for 4 days, or freeze for up to 2 months.

PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Cut the butter into slices and add to the bowl of your mixer. Mix on low to medium speed until the butter is softened and smooth. Add in the peanut butter and mix until blended.
• Cut the softened cream cheese into pieces and add to the butter and peanut butter mixture, beating at low to medium speed until incorporated. If you are using a hand mixer you may need to soften the cream cheese a bit more.
• Add the vanilla. Gradually add the powdered sugar beating on low speed until blended.
• Increase mixing speed to medium and mix until fluffy. Don't over beat or it will become too soft. If it becomes too soft, just refrigerate a short while to firm it up a bit.
• This frosting will pipe best if used while still slightly chilled. You can make it in advance, refrigerate and when ready to use let it soften slightly (do not microwave) and remix.

PEANUT BUTTER CAKE WITH PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• 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.

CREAM CHEESE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Whip peanut butter, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, brown sugar, and butter together in a mixing bowl until creamy. Mix in milk, a few drops at a time, until desired consistency is reached.

PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Mix together cream cheese and peanut butter with mixer until smooth.
• Add vanilla and powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, along with the milk or cream and beat until spreading consistency.
• (I used only 3 cups powdered sugar and 2-3 tbsp. of milk).
• Spread on cooled cake.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE AND BUTTERFINGER FROSTING

Steps:

• For filling:
• Bring cream and sugar to simmer in saucepan, whisking to dissolve sugar. Remove from heat. Add chocolate; let stand 1 minute. Whisk until smooth. Whisk in peanut butter. Chill uncovered overnight.
• For cake:
• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter three 9-inch-diameter cake pans with 1 1/2-inch-high sides. Line bottoms with parchment paper. Sift first 4 ingredients into medium bowl. Using electric mixer, beat butter and peanut butter in large bowl until blended. Beat in sugar. Beat in eggs, 1 at a time, then vanilla. At low speed, beat in flour mixture in 4 additions alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions.
• Divide batter among pans and spread evenly. Bake cakes until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool cakes 5 minutes. Turn out onto racks; peel off parchment. Cool cakes completely.
• For frosting:
• Using electric mixer, beat cream cheese, 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla in large bowl to blend. Whisk whipping cream and 3/4 cup powdered sugar in bowl until mixture holds medium-firm peaks. Fold into cream cheese mixture in 3 additions; chill until firm but spreadable, about 1 hour.
• Place 1 cake layer, bottom side up, on 9-inch tart pan bottom. Spread with half of filling. Place another layer, bottom side up, on work surface. Spread with remaining filling; place atop first layer. Top with remaining cake layer, bottom side up.
• Spread frosting over top and sides of cake. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover with cake dome; chill. Let stand at room temperature 2 hours before continuing.) Press candy and peanuts onto top of cake.

PEANUT BUTTER CAKE W/ PB CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Bring the butter, peanut butter and water to a boil. Stir until well mixed and remove from heat.
• Sift flour, granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon into a separate bowl. Add brown sugar.
• Mix together dry ingredients and boiled mixture. Stir until blended, then add buttermilk, eggs and vanilla.
• Pour into a well prepared 9x13 cake pan and bake for 30-45 minutes. The time will vary based on oven temperature and age of ovens. Start with 30 and then check with a tooth pick in the center of cake.
• While cake is baking, prepare Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting with a mixer, beat the cream cheese until smooth. Then add the butter and beat until both are incorporated. Add the peanut butter and mix. With the mixer on low, add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and beat until smooth. Add the last two tablespoons of peanut butter and fold in with a spatula. This will give the frosting a pretty, marbled look. Frost the cake when cool. Enjoy!
• If you're making Peanut Butter Icing instead, over medium heat, blend peanut butter, milk, vanilla and butter. Once mixed well, remove from heat. Add powdered sugar and stir until well blended. Spread over warm cake and Enjoy!