Peanut Chocolate Cake Recipe
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Peanut Chocolate Cake

By: Iola Egle  
"Field editor Iola Engle from Bella Vista, Arkansas recommends a mouth-watering layer cake with peanut butter frosting. It's luscious!' she says."

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Prep Time:
20 Min
Cook Time:
35 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 1/4 cups packed brown sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup water
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup peanut butter*
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup finely chopped peanuts

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and brown sugar; beat in eggs, chocolate and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream.
  2. Gradually beat in water. Pour into two greased and floured 9-in. round baking pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  3. For frosting, cream the butter, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla in a mixing bowl until smooth; set aside. Split each cake into two layers. Place a bottom layer on a serving plate; spread with about 1/2 cup frosting.
  4. Repeat layers twice. Top with the remaining cake. Frost top and sides of cake. Gently press peanuts into sides of cake.

Footnotes

  • Reduced-fat or generic brands of peanut butter are not recommended for this recipe.
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Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2009 by BBrown 
This was my first from-scratch cake ever and boy was it a huge success!! My husband's first... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 22, 2008 by Donna Sullivan 
I made this a bithday cake for someone who liked reeses cups. And everybody loved it, I did... MORE
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Reviewed on Jan. 7, 2008 by BEANY1 
I made this for a friend/co-worker's birthday; it was very good, and I do quite a bit of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 2, 2008 by love2cook 
I made this today for my husband's birthday party. He and all our guests loved the cake! I... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2007 by Sarah 
I made this cake for my husbands birthday, and it was wonderful! I added shredded chocolate... MORE
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Reviewed on Feb. 4, 2009 by cook-a-lot 
i'm giving this 5 stars because it's the best homemade cake i have made. it's very very... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 20, 2008 by skiweaver9 
Great cake! not as chocolatey as I would have liked, but definately tasted good!! MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 8, 2008 by Kirsten 
People are convinced that I'm a master chef after I made this... that couldn't be further from... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 16, 2008 by DancingLily 
The best! It tasted soo good. It was like a peanut butter cup in cake form. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 11, 2009 by JaxBeans Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Great recipe! Mine turned out with a slight coffee flavor, but everyone loved it. Extremely... MORE

 
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