Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cake
Shaziya
This Chocolate and Peanut Butter Cake is a dreamy indulgence that combines rich, velvety chocolate with creamy, nutty peanut butter. In just 50 minutes, you can create a dessert that’s both decadent and comforting, perfect for any occasion.
Prep Time 25 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 50 minutes mins
Cake
- 2 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- 1½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1¾ cup sugar
- ½ cup butter at room temperature
- ⅓ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup coffee or water or milk
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
Frosting
- 1 batch Crazy Peanut Butter Frosting
Preheat the oven to 350oF (180oC) then grease and line 3 GoodCook 9-inch round cake tins, set aside.
Over a large bowl sieve the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cocoa, and sugar.
Next rub in your butter by hand until you've reached the texture of coarse bread crumbs.
In a large jug combine the vanilla extract, coffee (or water or milk), flavorless oil and eggs.
Add your wet ingredients to your dry and whisk together until just combined.
Divide your batter evenly between the 3 prepared cake tins and bake roughly 25 minutes. The cake is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool for about 10 minutes before turning out onto a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before decorating.
To assemble: Using a serrated knife level the tops of the cake.
Fill a star Oodle Tip Piping bag with Crazy Peanut Butter Frosting.Transfer the first layer of your cake to the cake stand or plate of your choice. Using your piping bag, pipe rosettes around the outside of the cake working your way in until the whole thing is covered. Dot the top of your cake with 1/3 of the raspberries.
Place your next layer of cake on top and repeat the process until all 3 layers have been decorated.
Keyword baking, cake, chocolate, dessert, peanut butter