Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

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This Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake combines two of my favorite flavors into one epic dessert recipe! You’re going to love it too!

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake:

After spending much of this week working on my basement stairwell, I needed a break from painting. I had the overwhelming urge to bake this Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake even though I’m doing everything in my power not to go into full-on “fall baking mode.” It’s tough, but I’m trying to wait until September. (Yes, IBC’s Third Annual Fall Cookie Week will be happening in September.)

As you may know, I’m rather fanatic about the flavor combination of chocolate and peanut. (I know some of you share that love, too.)  This cake is the perfect late-summer / early-fall dessert. Right? Eh, who am I kidding, I could eat this anytime of the year.

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How to Make a Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake:

One thing I love about this cake is that it’s incredibly simple. It’s made in a fluted tube pan, and it’s drizzled with a peanut butter glaze. Seriously, there’s nothing fancy here, but the final result is stunning. I love when rustic and homemade can still look like a million bucks! That’s my kind of baking.

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I’d also like to point out, that when you make this, only fill your pan 3/4 of the way full. Depending on the size of your pan, you may have some extra batter. I made the mistake of filling mine almost to the top. Bad idea, Michael. Bad idea. Major spillage, smoke, and an oven to clean. So, do as I say, not as I did.

Don’t throw that extra batter away, however. Make some cupcakes, peanut butter cake, or a mini loaf. Use it all; just don’t try to squeeze it into your fluted pan. Okay?

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Well, that’s it. I’m off to deliver this cake to friends and family. The temptation to eat the whole thing with a ginormous glass of milk is way too tempting.

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I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as I do. Give it a try. You won’t be disappointed.

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What do you think? Do you love the combination of peanut butter and chocolate as much as I do? Will you give this Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake a try?

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake Recipe:

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Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake combines two of my favorite flavors into one epic dessert recipe! You're going to love it too!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cake, chocolate, chocolate cake, peanut butter
Prep Time: 25 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 12
Calories: 773kcal

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Glaze:

Instructions

  • Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees F. Then grease and flour a 10-inch bundt pan. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Then, in a stand mixer (or large bowl and hand mixer) beat butter on a medium speed for one minute. Slowly add the sugar and beat until combined. (About four minutes.) Next, slowly add the eggs, one at a time. Scrape the bowl as necessary. Beat in sour cream and vanilla.
  • Once incorporated, add the flour mixture and milk alternatively until just combined.
  • Transfer half of the batter (3 1/2 cups) to a medium bowl. Then, stir in the melted chocolate. Stir the peanut butter into the other half of the batter.
  • Using a separate spoon for each batter, alternatively drop spoonfuls of the chocolate and peanut butter into your pan. Use a knife or spatula to swirl the batter together. Do not over mix. (Fill your pan 3/4 of the way full. If batter remains, use it in another smaller pan or for cupcakes.)
  • Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool the cake in the pan for 15 minutes. Then, remove from the pan to continue cooling.
  • In the meantime, make your peanut butter glaze. In a bowl with an electric mixer, combine the powdered sugar, peanut butter, and enough half & half to create a thick drizzle.
  • When your cake is cooled, drizzle with peanut butter glaze.

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Nutrition

Calories: 773kcal | Carbohydrates: 92g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 429mg | Potassium: 376mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 63g | Vitamin A: 716IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 150mg | Iron: 3mg

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  1. I made this cake for my husband and his co workers, it was so delicious with a big glass of ice cold milk, thank you! Wish I could post a pic

  2. Hello,
    This looks amazing and I want to make it for a gathering tomorrow. If i made it today would I need to refrigerate it? Or should it be fine covered in plastic wrap. I was afraid of the icing getting messed up.

  3. I never comment on anything but I just wanted to share that I made this cake and I love it! I think it tastes better the next day. It’s not too sweet not too peanut buttery it’s just perfect! Thank you for sharing your recipe. It’s my new fave! 🙂

  4. I searched on Pinterest to find a peanut butter and chocolate cake to be taken by this one. Not too showy, and I love marveling. I made it and put a smidge of the batter in a small round pan, thankful that I didn’t have to worry with overflow mess (I piut a baki g sheet underneath just in case). I was excited to try the small cake! I loved it! One particular/ odd thing I noted with the bundt cake occurred after I turned it out of the pan. I had some oozing from the ring. I rechecked doneness with my cake tester, and it came out clean again. No complaints when it was served, however! I grated a little semisweet chocolate on top of the drizzle. Looked as pretty as it tasted. Thanks for the recipe!

  5. Where do I store it? In the refridgerator or air tight container on the counter? My husband will LOVE this for his birthday in two weeks!

    1. L, I just stored mine on the counter covered with plastic wrap. But either of the options would work as well.

      xo Michael

  6. Hi Michael, I ran into this recipe this afternoon and baked it right away.
    Yes, it is a to-die-for cake. Moist and crumbling on my fingers, I can taste chocolate and peanut butter melted in my mouth. And the good news is, I have one big bundt pan to hold it just fine.
    Thank you for sharing this beautiful recipe.

  7. Just did it for my birthday (today). It is still in the oven and smells terrific. I am not going to cover it with your suggestion, just powdered (confectioners) sugar. In Mexico on January 6 it is the 3 wise men’s day and we use to eat a special cake for that. As a kid I hated to have for my birthday one of those cakes (even though I like the flavor). I wanted a chocolate cake or whatever for my birthday. Since I learned how to cook I bake my own for this day, or buy myself one to make sure it is special for my birthday. I spotted your recipe about 2 months ago and saved for today.

  8. A friend brought this for Thanksgiving…It was fabulous! I am wondering if you would suggest making smaller loaves…as I would love to make and give as gifts! My question is approximately how many loaves do you think this will make? And thanks for a wonderful recipe.

  9. I just want to say THANK YOU!!! for posting this recipe. Made this on 9/14/14 for my Church Potluck / Get Involved Sunday and it was a huge hit!!! I was the belle of the ball and had 4 ladies ask for the recipe. Moist and Delish!!!! Husband and daughter loved it too, but they always love dessert.

  10. Michael this cake was fantastic!! I hadn’t made a marble cake in years and it wasn’t hard at all !! The family loved it…I’ll be making it many more times ! THANK YOU !

  11. Oh Michael. That looks delish! My hubby shuns sweets, but when peanut butter is involved, that is a whole different story! Thanks for sharing and love your blog.

  12. I now know what to take for dessert to a dinner party we are attending tomorrow night. I have been searching for something easy and delicious most of the evening. I can’t wait to try this!

  13. Michael – Love the peanut butter-chocolate cake! It’s to die for.

    I’m attaching a poem I found years ago in some cookbook – thought you might enjoy.

    Ode to Cooking

    Henceforth, dear friends, in leisure hours
    I’ll dig around among the flours,
    And who can tell what wondrous things
    Will rise on baking powder wings.
    Beneath the magic of my hand
    When I shall come to understand
    The use of all, and nothing waste
    A pinch of salt and “spice to taste.”
    Then, I shall give my friends a feast
    With heart as light as compressed yeast,
    And if, with joy, my stuff is eaten
    I’ll not regret the eggs I’ve beaten.
    And to you, Cookbook, shall be due
    All praise, honor – and thanks to you!