Best Party Trick Peanut Butter Cake Recipes

MOLLY YEH'S PARTY-TRICK PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8x8-inch baking dish with baking spray with flour, and line the bottom with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda. In a medium bowl or large measuring cup, whisk together the egg, vanilla, buttermilk, oil, 6 tablespoons water, and peanut butter. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, and stir to combine. Pour into the baking dish.
• Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean. Begin checking for doneness at 30 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Remove to a rack to let cool completely, or serve while it's still warm. Serve plain or with desired toppings.

PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Whisk flour, white sugar, and baking soda together in a bowl. Beat 1/2 cup milk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into flour mixture using an electric mixer on low until smooth.
• Cook and stir water, 1/2 cup butter, vegetable oil, and 1/2 cup peanut butter together in a saucepan over medium heat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir peanut butter mixture into flour mixture until batter is well mixed; pour onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup peanut butter together in a saucepan over medium heat until smooth; add 1/3 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Whisk confectioners' sugar into mixture until icing is smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour icing over warm cake.