Chocolate peanut butter cake

Name: Chocolate peanut butter cake
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 200g/7oz unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing; 250ml/9fl oz hot water from a just-boiled kettle; 50g/1¾oz cocoa powder; 100g/3½oz soft dark brown sugar; 125g/4½oz caster sugar; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 225g/8oz plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp bicarbonate of soda; 2 large free-range eggs, at room temperature; 600g/1lb 5oz icing sugar; 300g/10½oz unsalted butter, softened; 400g/14oz smooth peanut butter (the regular kind, not a health-store variety); ½ tsp fine sea salt; 120ml/4fl oz double cream; 30g/1oz dry roasted peanuts, chopped, to decorate

Instructions

Prep:1hCook:30min

Over the years, I have made many different cakes for my children’s birthdays. But for some time now, this has been the chosen one, the cake of cakes, elected to grace many special occasions – and with good reason. See Recipe Tip for details of how to make a 2-tiered cake.

Updated at: Tue, 01 Apr 2025 15:44:18 GMT