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Dangerously Delicious Peanut Butter Cake!

Ingredients

Makes 1 9-inch 3 Layer Cake

Peanut butter cake Ingredients

  • 3 boxes of french vanilla cake mix
  • 3 C whole milk
  • 1 1/2 C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
  • 9 large eggs
  • 3/4 C peanut butter

Peanut Butter Frosting ingredients

  • 3 C unsalted sweet cream butter
  • 1 C peanut butter
  • 6 C powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
  • 1 piping bag with large star tip

Peanut Butter Drizzle ingredients

  • 2 C peanut butter softened
  • 1 large disposable piping bag

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray 3 9 inch cake pans with pam baking spray and set aside
  • Using a standing mixer, beat together all cake ingredients until combined and smooth
  • Evenly scoop peanut butter cake batter between the 3 cake pans
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean
  • Allow to cool completely before carving
  • Once cakes have cooled, remove from the pans and place the cakes onto a cutting board
  • Using a cake slicer, carve off the domes that way you have a smooth top

Frosting directions

  • Using a standing mixer, beat together all ingredients until smooth and stiff peaks form
  • Scoop about 1 cup of frosting into a piping bag with a large star tip
  • Place one layer of cake onto a 10 inch cake board
  • Scoop about 1 cup of frosting into the center of the cake and spread frosting evenly over the cake
  • Carefully place another layer of cake on top of the first layer
  • Spread evenly another cup of frosting onto the top of the second layer
  • Place the last layer of cake onto the second layer of frosting
  • Using the remaining frosting, frost entire cake
  • Place cake onto the cutting board and place in the fridge for 1 hour to allow the frosting to harden
  • Once hour is up, remove cake from the fridge
  • Scoop 2 C of peanut butter into a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds or until slightly softened
  • Scoop soft peanut butter into the piping bag and cut the tip off
  • Pipe drips of peanut butter around the top of the cake and pipe a large dollop of peanut butter into the center of the top of the cake
  • Smooth the peanut butter on the top center evenly
  • Using the frosting piping bag, pipe dollops of frosting on the top
  • Cut out slices and enjoy!