Peanut Butter Cake With Marshmallow Frosting (Or Cupcakes)
photo by McBeanbean
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
18-24
ingredients
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Peanut Butter Cake
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 cup Skippy creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup milk
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Marshmallow Frosting
- 1 1⁄2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 4 cups marshmallow cream (13 ounce jar)
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar (or more if needed)
- 1 cup roasted peanuts, chopped
directions
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Cake:
- Preheat oven to 350°F Butter and flour three 9-inch-diameter cake pans. Line the bottoms with parchment paper, then butter and flour the parchment paper. (Or, line cupcake pans with paper liners).
- In large bowl, cream together butter and sugar with electric mixer. Add peanut butter and vanilla and cream well. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each.
- In separate bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
- Add dry ingredients to peanut butter mixture alternately with sour cream and milk. Mix on low speed just until blended.
- Pour cake batter into prepared pans (approximately 2 cups per pan), spreading evenly in pans. (Or, fill cupcake cups 2/3 full).
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until tester inserted into center of cake comes out clean. Do not over bake. Remove from oven and cool cakes in pans on rack 10 minutes.
- Run small sharp knife around pan sides to loosen cakes. Turn cakes out onto racks and cool completely.
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Frosting:
- In large mixing bowl, beat butter until creamy. Add marshmallow creme, milk and vanilla extract and mix well. Slowly add powdered sugar a little at a time, mixing well after each addition. Add additional powdered sugar, if needed, to reach desired consistency.
- Frost cake or cupcakes. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
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Reviews
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Best peanut butter cake I've ever tasted! The cake turned out deliciously moist. The frosting was sticky sweet and a little messy, just like an actual fluffernutter sandwich. I used a 13x 9 inch pan and decorated the top with M&M candies; my family and I called it "kindergarten cake" since it had all the sweet stuff a kid would like.
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