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Deep Dark Chocolate Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting

Here's how you make Deep Dark Chocolate Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 35m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR CAKE
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 3/4 cup cocoa
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 large eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 cup oil (vegetable oil)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup water, boiling
  • FOR FROSTING:
  • 3 cups powder sugar
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/4 cup milk (or slightly more)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Stir together dry ingredients in a large bowl.

  • Step 2: Add beaten eggs, milk, oil and vanilla, stirring until well combined. Add boiling water and stir until incorporated. Batter should be thin at this point!

  • Step 3: Pour into greased cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

  • Step 4: Cool before frosting.

  • Step 5: TO MAKE FROSTING: Stir together all frosting ingredients in a bowl until creamy and spreadable. Spread on cooled cake and smooth with table knife or frosting spreader.

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
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