Best 10 Easy Butter Cake Recipes
Indulge in the delectable richness of butter cake, a classic dessert that tantalizes taste buds with its moist, velvety crumb and irresistible buttery flavor. This versatile cake forms the foundation for numerous variations, each offering a unique twist on the beloved original. From the simplicity of a classic butter cake to the decadent indulgence of chocolate butter cake, and the zesty zing of lemon butter cake, this collection of recipes caters to every palate. Embark on a culinary journey as we unveil the secrets of crafting the perfect butter cake, exploring essential ingredients, techniques, and baking tips to ensure success in your kitchen endeavors.
Here are our top 10 tried and tested recipes!
EASY CAKE MIX PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Make it look easy to make a classic. These deliciously soft and delightfully easy peanut butter cookies are a dream to enjoy, with a moist and chewy texture and just the right amount of peanut butter flavor in every bite. Plus, they're wonderfully simple to make. Just add peanut butter and brown sugar to a box of classic Betty Crocker™ yellow cake mix and you're already halfway there. Mix in the rest of your baking ingredients and your dough will be ready for shaping, no cooling required. This easy peanut butter cookie recipe makes 54 cookies, perfect for sharing with fellow peanut butter-loving friends and family!
Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 54
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat oven to 375°F (350°F for dark or nonstick pans). In large bowl, beat cake mix, brown sugar, water, peanut butter, shortening and eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
- Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar and, on ungreased cookie sheet, place 2 inches apart. Flatten in crisscross pattern with fork dipped in sugar.
- Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Store covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 80, Carbohydrate 10 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 80 mg, Sugar 6 g, TransFat 0 g
EASY CAKE MIX PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES
Easy Peanut Butter Cookies
Provided by Nettie Picetti-Grosjean
Categories Desserts Cookies Cake Mix Cookie Recipes
Time 1h25m
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add the egg and beat until incorporated; then beat in the peanut butter until evenly mixed. Stir in the cake mix until just incorporated. Shape the dough into 1 inch balls, place onto ungreased baking sheets, and flatten with a fork.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 272.9 calories, Carbohydrate 26.6 g, Cholesterol 13.3 mg, Fat 16.7 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 7.1 g, SaturatedFat 3.6 g, Sodium 276.9 mg, Sugar 15.8 g
EASY AND QUICK CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CAKE
A fast, rich, yummy dessert. Moist and semi-homemade. For a night when you need a dessert everyone will love but don't have a lot of time to prepare it. My kids love this dessert.
Provided by Twin mommy
Categories Desserts Nut Dessert Recipes Peanut Dessert Recipes
Time 1h11m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
- Combine cake mix, water, peanut butter, chopped peanuts, eggs, and vegetable oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened, about 30 seconds. Beat at medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 26 to 31 minutes. Poke holes in warm cake with a wooden skewer; pour sweetened condensed milk on top. Let cake cool, about 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle most of the chopped peanut butter cups over the cake. Spread whipped topping on top. Garnish with remaining chopped peanut butter cups.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 663.4 calories, Carbohydrate 63 g, Cholesterol 66.1 mg, Fat 40.7 g, Fiber 2.9 g, Protein 16.9 g, SaturatedFat 13.7 g, Sodium 489.4 mg, Sugar 47.2 g
BASIC EASY BUTTER CAKE
This is a very quick recipe for butter cake that never fails. You can ice it with any frosting you desire - I will post frostings for butterscotch and chocolate cream ripple which go well with this cake.
Provided by Wendys Kitchen
Categories Dessert
Time 50m
Yield 1 cake
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a t ime beating well after each addition. Add vanilla essence. Beat.
- Fold flour into creamed mixture alternating with milk, beginning and ending with flour.
- Spoon into greased 20cm square cake tin.
- Bake in moderate oven (180 degrees C) for 35 to 40 minutes until skewer inserted into centre comes out clean.
- Allow to cool in tin 5 minutes before turning out. Cool completely before icing.
EASY PEANUT BUTTER VEGAN MUG CAKE
You're 3 minutes away from sweet tooth attack to moist, rich cake in your hot little hands. I affectionately call this "teacup cake" because it's a petite version that makes just enough to satisfy my sweet tooth.
Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty
Time 3m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Add all ingredients except the chocolate chips (if using) to an 8-ounce or larger microwave-safe mug. Use a fork to stir together until combined. It might seem lumpy at first but keep stirring and it'll resemble cake batter in no time!
- Microwave on high until the cake has risen and springs back slightly when you poke it, 45-60 seconds. If it's not done after 60 seconds, try cooking in 15-second intervals until done. (To bake in the oven, heat oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and place batter in an oven-safe ramekin or oven-safe mug. Bake until domed and the top springs back when you poke it, 15-20 minutes. )
- Top with chocolate chips or chunks if desired and enjoy right away.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 mug cake, Calories 307 kcal, Sugar 15 g, Sodium 294 mg, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Carbohydrate 32 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 10 g
EASY GLUTEN FREE PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES (USING GF CAKE MIX)
This is from the Cake Mix Doctor's gluten free baking book. I really love all her recipes, and don't feel so guilty about "cheating" with cake mix since most of the GF cake mixes out there have pretty pure, healthy ingredients. Not an overwhelming PB flavor, and you get a nice chewy cookie.
Provided by LawyerMom
Categories Dessert
Time 20m
Yield 10-20 cookies, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Mix all the ingredients, except the sugar together in a mixer until incorporated.
- Place the sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Form 1 inch balls with the dough and roll each one in the sugar. Arrange them on a cookie sheet, pressing with a fork to make a pattern if desired.
- Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes. Enjoy!
EASY PEANUT BUTTER CAKE & PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
This cake is a must-make for any peanut butter lover. And it's so good it may convert non-peanut butter fans. You taste peanut butter in every layer of the cake and icing. A great moist and delicious cake!
Provided by Mary Ann F
Categories Cakes
Time 50m
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 325°F. Lightly grease 9 X 13 baking pan and set aside.
- 2. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and peanut butter until well incorporated. Add eggs, cake mix, and water and beat on medium for two minutes. Pour into greased baking dish and bake for 40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely before frosting.
- 3. Frosting: Cream the butter and peanut butter until well incorporated. Add confectioners' sugar, extract, salt, and 2 tablespoons of milk and continue to mix until the frosting is nice and fluffy. You may need an additional tablespoon (or more) of milk if the frosting is too thick.
EASY BROWNIE AND PEANUT BUTTER CUP ICE CREAM CAKE
Make this easy delicious summer ice cream cake a day ahead to allow time for the whole thing to freeze adequately. This is a delicious cake that I make for my husband. He prefers brownies to cake and he just loves ice cream. I added the Reese's® Peanut Butter Cups because the grand kids and their nanny love them too! It is a great all-in-one cake and ice cream cake. I hope you enjoy it!
Provided by Ellen Bancroft Ziegler
Categories Desserts Frozen Dessert Recipes Ice Cream Cake Recipes
Time 3h20m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray at 9x13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- Combine sugar, flour, butter, eggs, walnuts, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, baking powder, and salt together in a large bowl, stirring well as each ingredient is added, until smooth batter forms. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven until top is dry and edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature, 30 to 45 minutes.
- Remove ice cream from freezer to defrost slightly, about 10 minutes. Spread caramel topping over cooled brownies using a rubber spatula. Spread a single layer of ice cream over caramel topping. Scatter 1/2 of the peanut butter cups evenly and press into ice cream layer. Place cake in freezer until ice cream layer is hardened, at least 1 hour.
- Remove baking dish from freezer. Spread an even layer of fudge topping over cake. Cover with waxed paper and return to freezer until hardened, about at least 1 hour.
- Frost cake with chocolate frosting and top with remaining peanut butter cups.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1197.6 calories, Carbohydrate 171.1 g, Cholesterol 143.5 mg, Fat 55.5 g, Fiber 5.6 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 25.9 g, Sodium 749.9 mg, Sugar 121.5 g
EASY BUTTER CAKE WITH FRUIT
Make and share this Easy Butter Cake With Fruit recipe from Food.com.
Provided by kmdipaolo
Categories Dessert
Time 40m
Yield 9 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Melt butter and pour in bottom of an 8-inch square baking pan.
- Mix flour, sugar, and milk together and pour into pan.
- Top with fruit.
- I used canned peaches, but you could use any kind you like.
- It's great with cherry pie filling also.
- Bake at 350 degrees F until slightly brown on top, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 212.7, Fat 7.9, SaturatedFat 5, Cholesterol 21.9, Sodium 238.1, Carbohydrate 33.8, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 22.2, Protein 2.3
EASY-MIX BUTTER CAKE
Make and share this Easy-Mix Butter Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Nickole
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 10 slices, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- 1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
- 2. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
- 3. Beat with electric mixer on low until blended, then beat at high speed for 2 minutes.
- 4. Grease round cake tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.
- 5. Pour mixture into tin and bake in moderate oven for about 30-40mins.
- 6. Your choice if you want to leave plain or put incing on top.
- 7. Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 280.9, Fat 11.9, SaturatedFat 7.1, Cholesterol 66.2, Sodium 428.6, Carbohydrate 39.4, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 20.1, Protein 4.4
Tips:
- Measuring Ingredients Accurately: Use a kitchen scale to measure ingredients, ensuring precise measurements for a consistent outcome.
- Mixing Dry and Wet Ingredients Separately: In a separate bowl, combine all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, salt) and whisk to blend. This creates a more even distribution in the batter.
- Properly Creaming Butter and Sugar: Use room temperature butter and cream it with sugar until light and fluffy. This step incorporates air into the mixture, resulting in a tender and moist cake.
- Adding Eggs One at a Time: Gradually add eggs to the creamed mixture, beating well after each addition. This prevents the batter from curdling and ensures a smooth consistency.
- Alternating Milk and Dry Ingredients: Add milk and dry ingredients alternately to the batter, starting and ending with dry ingredients. This method helps to avoid overmixing and ensures a properly incorporated batter.
- Avoiding Overmixing: Mix the batter only until the ingredients are well combined. Overmixing can result in a tough and dense cake.
- Baking at the Right Temperature: Preheat the oven to the specified temperature before placing the cake batter inside. Consistent heat ensures even baking.
- Testing for Doneness: Insert a toothpick or skewer into the center of the cake. If it comes out clean, the cake is ready. Avoid overbaking, as this can dry out the cake.
Conclusion:
Baking a delicious butter cake is a rewarding experience that requires careful attention to detail. These tips and techniques, such as accurate measurements, proper creaming of butter and sugar, alternating wet and dry ingredients, and avoiding overmixing, will help you create a moist, tender, and flavorful cake every time. Remember to enjoy the process and let your passion for baking shine through in the final product. Happy baking!
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