Chocolate Peanut Butter Snack Cake
If you love chocolate and peanut butter together then this Chocolate peanut butter snack cake is perfect for you! Its sweet, simple to make, and so indulgent! Rich and moist dark chocolate cake with swirls of peanut butter frosting
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- ¾ cups granulated white sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup dark cocoa powder
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¾ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 egg
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ cup hot coffee
For the Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 4 ounces full-fat cream cheese softened to room temperature
- ¼ cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
- ½ cup smooth peanut butter
- ¼ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
FOR THE PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
- In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add the confectioners’ sugar, peanut butter and cream. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then switch to high speed and beat for 3-4 minutes.
For the Cake:
- Preheat the oven to 350°F/180C. Grease and line with parchment 8 inch square pan.
- Stir together both sugars, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add egg, buttermilk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer 2 minutes. Stir in the hot coffee (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pan.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove from the pan and place on wire racks to cool completely.
- Using an offset spatula frost the top the cake with the prepared peanut butter frosting.
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