Chocolate Peanut Butter Marble Cake and Frosting
By
Anita Hoffman
@scent4U
10
An easy to make, delicious cake for lovers of chocolate and peanut butter.
Recipe and photo adapted from Allrecipes.
Recipe and photo adapted from Allrecipes.
Ingredients
- 1/4 c
- cocoa
- 2 Tbsp
- powdered sugar
- 2 Tbsp
- butter, softened
- 2 Tbsp
- hot water
- 1 c
- peanut butter chips
- 1 Tbsp
- butter
- 1 pkg
- (18 ounces) white or vanilla cake mix (pudding in the mix type)
- 1/2 c
- packed light brown sugar
- 1-1/4 c
- water
- 3
- eggs
- 3 pkg
- (3 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 c
- butter, softened
- 5 c
- powdered sugar
- 1 c
- cocoa
- 5 to 7 Tbsp
- light cream
CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Marble Cake and Frosting
- 1Combine cocoa, powdered sugar, 2 tbsp. butter and 2 tbsp. hot water in small bowl until smooth; set aside.
Melt peanut butter chips and1 tbsp. butter in top of double boiler over hot, not boiling, water; set aside. - 2Combine dry cake mix, brown sugar, 1 1/4 cups water, the eggs and melted peanut butter mixture in large mixer bowl; beat on low speed until moistened (30 seconds to a minute).
Beat on medium speed 2 minutes until smooth. - 3Add 1 1/2 cups batter to reserved cocoa mixture; blend well.
Pour remaining batter into a greased and floured 13 X 9 inch pan; spoon dollops of chocolate batter on top.
Swirl with knife or spatula for marbled effect. - 4Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.
Can be baked in a Bundt cake pan for 1 hour.
Cool on wire rack for 15 minutes, then invert and cool completely. - 5FROSTING: Blend cream cheese and butter in large mixing bowl.
Combine powdered sugar and cocoa; add alternately with cream to cream cheese mixture.
Beat to spreading consistency.
