Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

Submitted by CoffeeB

"This is very tasty as it's a combination of my two favorites. I just had to post it as I see there are other's w/my same taste passions. This can be taken anywhere as the peanut butter frosting sprinkled w/the mini-chocolate chips are a nice contrast together. Can also be made as cupcakes."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 17
• Serves: 12-16

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 2⁄3 cup baking cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 2⁄3 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup brewed coffee, room temp

• Frosting

• 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1⁄4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
• miniature semisweet chocolate chips

directions

1. In a mixing bowl, combine dry ingredients.
2. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla.
3. Beat for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in coffee, (batter will be thin).
5. Pour into a greased 9x13 inch baking pan.
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
7. Cool completely on a wire rack.
8. Frosting:.
9. Beat the cream cheese and peanut butter in a mixing bowl until smooth.
10. Beat in sugar, milk and vanilla.
11. Spread over cake.
12. Sprinkle with chocolates chips.
13. Store in refrigerator.

Reviews

[pheebess]

This is a very yummy local favorite where I come from. The cake recipe is absolutely to die for! This is my new go-to recipe for chocolate cake- I have made it several times now. The frosting is very good, though next time I make it I will double the batch and add extra peanut butter.

 

[kittycatmom]

DH rated this as a 10+++ ! I knew he would love this, 2 of his favorite combinations too! I did make this into cupcakes, as we were sharing these with our youth group kids. Next time I'll double the recipe! I didn't have a single one to take home! Thank you Sue! Made for KK's Recipe Tag

 

[Sydney Mike]

Made this for what I thought would be the usual small Thursday morning social here in the park, but after I brought in this cake, word went out fast, & I cut all the pieces in half just so everyone could have a taste! Big success for this VERY NICE TASTING CAKE! I did leave in the brewed coffee (although I had thought about substituting something else for it)! One change I did make was to use extra chunky PB instead of the creamy variety! Thanks much for sharing the recipe! [Tagged, made & reviewed for one of my group mates in the Aus/NZ Recipe Swap #31]