Best 5 Chocolate Cake With Peanut Butter Filling Recipes

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Indulge in a symphony of flavors with our decadent Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Filling, a culinary masterpiece that tantalizes taste buds and captivates hearts. This extraordinary dessert combines the richness of chocolate and the velvety smoothness of peanut butter, creating an unforgettable experience. The moist and fluffy chocolate cake layers envelop a creamy and luscious peanut butter filling, striking a perfect balance between sweetness and savory. Each bite transports you to a realm of pure bliss, leaving you craving more. This article presents a collection of recipes that guide you through creating this delightful treat, ensuring success every time you bake it.

Here are our top 5 tried and tested recipes!

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CAKE



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This Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake includes layers of chocolate cake and creamy peanut butter frosting, covered in a decadent chocolate frosting. Add some Reese's peanut butter cups for a truly delectable cake!

Provided by Lauren Allen

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 cups granulated sugar
1 3/4 cups + 2 Tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup oil ((vegetable or canola oil))
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup boiling water (, or hot coffee)
1 batch Peanut Butter Frosting
1/2 cup butter ((1 stick), melted)
2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
12 mini Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (for topping on cake, optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease two 8-inch round baking pans and line the bottoms with parchment paper.
  • Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl.
  • Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla and beat on medium speed for about 2 minutes.
  • Stir in the boiling water (your batter will be very thin--that's OK!). Pour batter into prepared cake pans.
  • Bake for about 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 10 minutes; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
  • Once cakes have cooled, use a sharp serrated knife to cut each cake horizontally in half, so that you end up with four, thin cake rounds.
  • Place one cake layer on serving plate. Smooth 1/3 of the peanut butter frosting on top of that cake layer. Repeat with the remaining cake layers, adding a layer of peanut butter frosting between each layer of cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 446 kcal, Carbohydrate 47 g, Protein 5 g, Fat 22 g, SaturatedFat 14 g, Cholesterol 52 mg, Sodium 453 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 38 g, ServingSize 1 serving

SWIRLED PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CAKE



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Since chocolate and peanut butter are two of my granddaughters' favorite flavors, I fix this cake often. It's moist and scrumptious.-Elaine Medeiros, Wamego, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield 24 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1-1/2 cups sugar
1-1/2 cups water
1/2 cup canola oil
4-1/2 teaspoons white vinegar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1-1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
PEANUT BUTTER BATTER:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
1 egg
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, beat the sugar, water, oil, vinegar and vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into oil. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan., In another bowl, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, 1/3 cup sugar, egg and salt until smooth. Stir in chocolate chips. , Drop by tablespoonfuls over cake batter; cut through batter with a knife to swirl the peanut butter mixture. Sprinkle with pecans and remaining sugar., Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack before cutting. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 217 calories, Fat 11g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 170mg sodium, Carbohydrate 29g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 3g protein.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BUNDT CAKE



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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bundt Cake is a chocolate cake with a peanut butter filling, drizzled with chocolate ganache, a peanut butter topping, and Reese's peanut butter cups.

Provided by Amanda Rettke--iambaker.net

Categories     Dessert

Time 2h15m

Number Of Ingredients 24

1¾ cups (375g) granulated sugar
1¾ cups (219g) all-purpose flour
¾ cup (65g) Dutch-processed cocoa powder, (plus 1 tablespoon for dusting)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ cup (1 stick, 113g) unsalted butter, (melted, then cooled slightly)
2 large eggs, (room temperature)
¾ cup (173g) sour cream, (room temperature)
½ cup (123g) buttermilk, (room temperature)
½ cup (119g) hot brewed coffee, (or hot water)
¾ cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup cream cheese, (room temperature)
⅓ cup light brown sugar
1 large egg, (room temperature)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon kosher salt
⅓ cup heavy cream
⅓ cup (2-ounce chocolate bar) semisweet chocolate, (chopped)
¼ cup heavy cream, (plus more as needed)
¼ cup creamy peanut butter
½ cup confectioners' sugar
10-12 mini peanut butter cups, (chopped)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 10-inch bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together the butter, eggs, sour cream, and buttermilk.
  • Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir to combine. Add the coffee, and whisk until the batter is completely combined. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add peanut butter, cream cheese, and brown sugar. Mix with a hand mixer on medium until creamy (4-5 minutes).
  • Add the egg and vanilla and continue to mix until combined.
  • Add the flour and salt. Mix on low until fully incorporated.
  • Dust the bundt pan with the remaining tablespoon of cocoa powder.
  • Scrape ⅔ of the cake batter into the prepared bundt pan. Using a 1½ tablespoon scoop (or a spoon), scoop the peanut butter filling in the center. Be sure to not press on the peanut butter filling too hard so it doesn't sink too far into the cake batter. Top with the remaining cake batter. Use a spatula or wooden spoon to smooth the top, if necessary.
  • Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in the cake pan for 15 minutes. Then invert the cake onto a serving plate and let it cool completely (about an hour) before adding the glaze.
  • Place heavy whipping cream in a medium microwave-safe bowl and heat for about 45 seconds to a minute. You want the cream to be just boiling.
  • Carefully pour chocolate morsels into cream.
  • Let sit for 5 minutes (to melt the chocolate). Whisk the chocolate and cream until shiny and smooth, about 1 minute.
  • Pour over cooled cake.
  • Place heavy whipping cream in a large microwave-safe bowl and heat for about 45 seconds to a minute. You want the cream to be just boiling.
  • Add peanut butter and let sit for a few minutes to soften the peanut butter. Add confectioners' sugar and whisk to combine. (It should be thick, but pourable.) Pour over chocolate ganache.
  • Top with chopped peanut butter cups.
  • Allow the cake to set about 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 751 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER BUNDT CAKE



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This cake version of a peanut butter cup boasts moist devil's food cake wrapped around a soft, peanut buttery cake core. The peanut butter cake batter will stay nicely centered if you enlist the help of a resealable plastic bag or pastry bag to pipe it into a ring in the middle of the batter, but you don't need to be so exacting. If that feels too fancy, spooning it in will yield equally delicious results. The cake is nicely sweet on its own, but take it over the top by adding peanut butter and chocolate glazes. Keep the glazes thin so that they're fluid enough not only to evenly coat the surface and run own the sides of the cake, but also so they combine and marble together to make Instagram-worthy swirls.

Provided by Erin Jeanne McDowell

Categories     cakes, dessert

Time 2h30m

Yield One 10-inch cake

Number Of Ingredients 26

3/4 cup/180 grams smooth peanut butter (not natural)
1/2 cup/115 grams cream cheese, at room temperature
1/3 cup/75 grams light or dark brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
Nonstick cooking spray
1 cup/95 grams unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for dusting the pan
1 cup/240 milliliters boiling water
1 cup/240 milliliters cold buttermilk
1 cup/225 grams unsalted butter (2 sticks), at room temperature
1/2 cup/120 milliliters neutral oil, like vegetable or canola
2 cups/400 grams granulated sugar
4 large eggs, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups/385 grams all-purpose flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 cup/60 milliliters heavy cream, plus more as needed
1/4 cup/60 grams smooth peanut butter (not natural)
1/2 cup/60 grams confectioners' sugar
Pinch of fine sea salt
1/3 cup/80 milliliters heavy cream
1/3 cup/55 grams chopped bar semisweet chocolate

Steps:

  • Make the peanut butter filling: In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the peanut butter, cream cheese and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
  • Add the egg and vanilla and mix on medium speed until fully incorporated. Add the flour and salt and mix on low speed to combine. Scrape the mixture into a large resealable plastic bag (or pastry bag) and set aside. (Alternatively, you can scrape the mixture into a medium bowl.) If necessary, rinse and dry the paddle attachment and bowl before proceeding.
  • Make the cake: Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Lightly spray a 10-inch bundt pan with nonstick spray. Add a few spoonfuls of cocoa powder into the pan and tap it around until the pan is fully coated in cocoa.
  • Place 1 cup/95 grams cocoa powder in a medium heat-safe bowl, and pour the boiling water over it. Whisk well to combine, then add the buttermilk and whisk to combine.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter, oil and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes.
  • Add the eggs one at a time, mixing on medium speed until fully incorporated and scraping the bowl between each addition. Add the vanilla and mix on low speed to combine.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt to combine. Add about a third of this mixture to the mixer and mix on low speed to combine.
  • Add half of the cocoa-buttermilk mixture to the mixer and mix on low speed to combine. Continue to alternate adding the dry and wet ingredients until the batter is uniformly combined.
  • Pour about 2/3 of the cake batter into the prepared pan and spread into an even layer. Cut a 1-inch opening from one of the bottom corners of the bag and squeeze the peanut butter filling into the pan, making a ring in the center of the chocolate batter aiming not to touch the outer edge or inner tube of the pan. Alternatively, you can gently spoon the peanut butter mixture on top of the chocolate batter, aiming to create a ring shape.
  • Pour the remaining chocolate cake batter on top of the peanut butter filling and gently spread into an even layer. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until a toothpick or skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour or up to 1 hour 10 minutes.
  • Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then use a small offset spatula to gently loosen the cake at the edges and around the inner tube, and invert it onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
  • Make the peanut butter glaze: Heat the cream in a small pot to a simmer. In a small heat-safe bowl, mix the peanut butter and confectioners' sugar to combine, then add the hot cream, and mix until smooth. It should be thick but still loose enough to drizzle easily.
  • Make the chocolate glaze: Heat the cream in the small pot to a simmer. Place the chocolate in a medium heat-safe bowl, then pour the hot cream over it. Stir until the mixture is totally smooth. It will be thinner than the peanut butter glaze.
  • Place the cake on the cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Spoon half of the chocolate glaze over the cake, letting it drip down the sides, then spoon half of the peanut butter glaze on top. Repeat this process with the remaining glaze, and use the back of the spoon to gently swirl where the two glazes meet in a few spots. Gently remove the cake and transfer to a serving platter. Allow the glaze to set at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving.

PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE CAKE I



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Two layers of peanut butter cake sandwiched with peanut butter filling and covered in chocolate fudge frosting.

Provided by D. Kelly

Categories     Desserts     Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Time 1h

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 15

2 cups cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
1 ⅓ cups white sugar
2 eggs
¾ cup creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup milk
¾ cup unsalted butter
1 ¼ cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup creamy peanut butter
1 (12 ounce) jar hot fudge topping

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 (9 inch) pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the peanut butter and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let cool in pans for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack and cool completely.
  • Make the Frosting and Filling: In a large bowl, beat 3/4 cup butter until smooth. Slowly beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Blend in 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla. Beat at high speed until light and fluffy. For filling, combine 1/2 cup of butter mixture with 1/2 cup peanut butter. For frosting, beat 1/2 cup of the (cool) hot fudge into remaining butter mixture.
  • To assemble: Place one cake layer on serving plate. Spread top with peanut butter filling. Place second layer on top and frost top and sides with fudge frosting. Warm the remaining fudge sauce and drizzle over cake when serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 531 calories, Carbohydrate 57.7 g, Cholesterol 70.4 mg, Fat 30.8 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 8.6 g, SaturatedFat 14.5 g, Sodium 243.7 mg, Sugar 37.9 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality chocolate for the best flavor.
  • Don't overmix the batter, or the cake will be tough.
  • Bake the cake until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it.
  • For a richer flavor, use homemade peanut butter filling.
  • Decorate the cake with chopped peanuts, chocolate shavings, or peanut butter cups.

Conclusion:

This chocolate cake with peanut butter filling is a delicious and decadent dessert that is perfect for any occasion. The moist chocolate cake is perfectly complemented by the creamy peanut butter filling, and the chocolate ganache frosting adds a touch of richness. With its easy-to-follow instructions and helpful tips, this recipe is sure to be a hit with chocolate and peanut butter lovers alike.

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