The Best Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

November 30, 2014

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I had been itching to bake a cake, but didn’t know what kind. Then I remembered the beyond-delicious chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting my best friend and I used to buy by the slice at our hometown’s farmer’s market. It was baked by an old-order Mennonite woman and we’d nearly sprint to get to her stand as quickly as possible (those slices sold out fast!). Yes, it was THAT yummy that it was worth running like a zombie was on your heels. Moist and chocolatey, with a thick layer of frostin

2 c. sugar
1-3/4 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 c. Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa
1-1/2 tsp. baking soda
1-1/2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 tsp. salt
2 eggs (room temperature)
1 c. milk
1/2 c. olive oil
2 tsp. vanilla
1 c. prepared espresso (boiling if possible)
For the frosting:
1/2 c. butter, softened
1 c. creamy peanut butter
4-5 tbsp. milk, or as needed
2 c. confectioners' sugar

Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Beat with hand mixer until completely mixed, but do not over-beat. Stir in hot espresso (batter will be thin). Pour into two 9-inch...
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Nutritions

Calories
665

Sodium
685mg
28% DV

Fat
42g
66% DV

Protein
19g
39% DV

Carbs
48g
16% DV

Fiber
6g
26% DV

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