Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

Name: Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
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; CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING; 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

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 votes5

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Serves:

Prep:

20 Min

Cook:

40 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

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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
CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
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

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