Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

By Linda Smith
@Cookenwithlov

Found this recipe on the back of a Hershey's cocoa can have changed it a little by adding peanut butter to it but still the best chocolate cake I ever made.This recipe is over 20 years old . My family loves it thought I would share.

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes

Comments:

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Serves:

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

2 c: sugar
13/4 c: flour
3/4 c: hershey's cocoa (unsweetened)
1 1/2 tsp: baking powder
1 1/2 tsp: baking soda
1 tsp: salt
2 large: eggs
1 c: milk
1/2 c: peanut butter
2 tsp: vanilla extract
1 c: boiling water
1/4 c: butter
1/4 c: peanut butter
2/3 c: hershey's cocoa (unsweetened)
3 c: powdered sugar
1/3 c: milk
1 tsp: vanilla extract

How to Make Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Step-by-Step

1heat oven to 350 degrees. grease and flour pan or pans. I use a 9x13 pan.
2combine dry ingredience in large bowl. Add eggs, milk,peanut butter, and vanilla.Beat on medium speed 2 minutes.
3Stir in boiling water( batter will be thin)pour into pan or pans bake 35 -40 minutes
4cool on wire racks( if using 2 round pans remove from pans) before cooling.
5Cool completely frost with chocolate peanut butter frosting.