Chocolate Sheet Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
Easy chocolate sheet cake with a luscious homemade peanut butter frosting.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp baking soda
Peanut Butter Frosting
- ¼ cup salted butter softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- ⅛ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 7 Tbsp cream more or less
Instructions
- Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl, set aside.
- Bring butter, cocoa, and water to a boil in a small saucepan.
- Pour the boiling mixture into the dry ingredients and beat well. Add eggs, vanilla, buttermilk, and baking soda. Mix well.
- Pour into a lightly greased 9 x 13" pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes. Cool completely, then frost with peanut butter frosting.
- Frosting: Beat butter and peanut butter till smooth. Add powdered sugar, salt, and vanilla.
- Beat in enough cream to make a spreadable frosting. Spread over cooled cake.
- Lick the bowl when you are done- it's divine! :)
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 507kcalCarbohydrates: 61gProtein: 7gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 386mgPotassium: 176mgFiber: 2gSugar: 45gVitamin A: 621IUVitamin C: 0.04mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg
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