Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

Name: Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: Cake; 1 2/3 cups sugar; 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa; 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/3 cups Land O Lakes® Half & Half; Frosting; 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 2 to 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Half & Half

The fluffy creamy peanut butter frosting on this chocolate cake is a family favorite that will bring out the kid in you!

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35 min

Prep Time

1 hr 45 min

Total Time

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Ingredients

Cake

1 ²/₃ cups sugar

³/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

3 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

²/₃ cup unsweetened cocoa

1 ¹/₄ teaspoons baking soda

¹/₂ teaspoon baking powder

¹/₂ teaspoon salt

1 ¹/₃ cups Land O Lakes® Half & Half

Frosting

1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened

¹/₂ cup creamy peanut butter

2 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

4 ¹/₂ cups powdered sugar, sifted

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 to 3 tablespoons Land O Lakes® Half & Half

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and lightly flour 2 (8- or 9-inch) square or round cake pans; set aside.
STEP 2

Combine sugar and 3/4 cup butter in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs and 1 teaspoon vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, cocoa, baking soda, baking powder and salt to butter mixture alternately with 1 1/3 cups half & half, beating just until mixed.
STEP 3

Pour batter evenly into prepared pans. Bake 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Place cream cheese, peanut butter and 2 tablespoons butter into bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add powdered sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla and enough half & half for desired frosting consistency.
STEP 5

Place 1 cake layer onto serving plate. Spread 1 cup frosting over top; top with second cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake.

510 Calories

23 Fat (g)

85 Cholesterol (mg)

380 Sodium (mg)

72 Carbohydrates (g)

2 Dietary Fiber

7 Protein (g)

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