Best 9 Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Sheet Cake Recipes

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Cake: Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush a 9-by-13-inch or 8-by-12-inch baking pan with butter. Line with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on long sides. Butter parchment.
• Whisk together flour, cocoa, baking powder, and salt. Combine eggs and granulated sugar in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat on high speed until thick and pale, about 4 minutes. Add flour mixture; beat just to combine. Add butter and vanilla; beat to combine. Add sour cream; beat until smooth.
• Scrape batter into prepared pan, smoothing top with a spatula. Bake until top springs back when lightly touched and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes (for 9-by-13-inch) or about 40 minutes (for 8-by-12).
• Let cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Using parchment overhangs, lift cake out of pan and let cool completely on rack. (Cake can be made to this point and stored at room temperature, wrapped in plastic, up to 1 day.)
• Frosting: Beat butter and peanut butter on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in confectioners' sugar until thick and fluffy. Remove from mixer; stir in sour cream by hand until frosting is silky and dense. Spread over cake; sprinkle top with peanuts. Frosted cake is best the day it's assembled, but can be refrigerated, wrapped in plastic, up to 1 day. Return to room temperature before serving.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan., In a large bowl, whisk flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a small saucepan, combine water, butter, peanut butter and cocoa; bring just to a boil, stirring occasionally. Add to flour mixture, stirring just until moistened., In a small bowl, whisk eggs, sour cream and vanilla until blended; add to flour mixture, whisking constantly. Transfer to prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes., Meanwhile, prepare frosting. In a large bowl, beat confectioners' sugar, peanut butter, milk and vanilla until smooth., Remove cake from oven; place pan on a wire rack. Immediately spread cake with frosting; sprinkle with peanuts. Cool completely.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUPS

Steps:

• Trim 12 paper muffin cup liners to half of their height.
• Place 1/2 chocolate chips in a microwave safe container. Microwave for 2 minutes, stirring after each minute. Spoon melted chocolate into muffin cups, filling halfway. With a spoon, draw the chocolate up the sides of the cups until evenly coated. Cool in the refrigerator until firm.
• In a small bowl, mix together peanut butter, confectioners' sugar and salt. divide into the chocolate cups. Melt the remaining chocolate, and spoon over peanut butter. Spread chocolate to edges of cups.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Prepare and bake cake according to package directions, using a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. , In a small bowl, combine peanut butter and oil until smooth; spread over warm cake. Cool completely on a wire rack., In a microwave, heat frosting on high for 25-30 seconds or until pourable; stir until smooth. Carefully pour and spread over peanut butter layer. Let stand until set.

PEANUT BUTTER SHEET CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F (325°F for dark or nonstick pan). Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour.
• In large bowl, beat all cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour into pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter, cocoa and milk to boiling over medium heat. Remove from heat; stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Gradually add powered sugar, beating until mixture is blended and smooth. Pour frosting over warm cake.
• Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 1 hour. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows.

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE WITH PEANUT BUTTER ICING

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom only of 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, beat cake ingredients with electric mixer on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 18 to 22 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely on cooling rack, at least 1 hour.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter, peanut butter and milk over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until butter and peanut butter are melted. Heat to boiling; remove from heat. Stir in vanilla. Working quickly, add powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, beating with whisk until incorporated and icing is smooth. Immediately spread icing over cake. Sprinkle with peanuts. Store loosely covered.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUP CHEESECAKES RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
• In a bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, and flour until smooth.
• Add eggs and mix until combined.
• Fold in melted chocolate and vanilla extract.
• Line a muffin tin with muffin liners. Place a peanut butter cup upside down in each cup.
• Fill cups ¾-full with cheesecake mixture.
• Bake 20 minutes, cool completely, and refrigerate for 3 hours.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER CUP SHEET CAKE

Steps:

• Mix together all the dry cake ingredients in a large bowl.
• Bring to a boil the water and margarine.
• Pour over the dry cake mixture and add 2 beaten eggs, 1/2 cup buttermilk and vanilla.
• Mix well.
• Coat a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan with a non-stick spray and pour in cake mixture.
• Bake cake at 350°F for 25 minutes.
• Frosting: You MUST FROST this cake while still hot/warm from the oven.
• Mix together well the 1/2 cup peanut butter with the can of milk chocolate frosting in a small bowl.
• Spread on top of still warm cake.
• Let cake cool to room temperature and serve.
• YUM!

CHOCOLATE SHEET CAKE WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 18 by 13-inch rimmed baking sheet.
• For the cake:.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. In a separate mixing bowl, beat the eggs and mix in the sour cream, and vanilla. Add the egg mixture to the flour mixture, mixing until just combined.
• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter and stir in the cocoa powder, and hot water. Bring the mixture to a boil and then remove from the heat. Cool slightly, and incorporate the cocoa mixture with the dry ingredients, mixing just until blended.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• For the frosting:.
• In a large heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the peanut butter and mix until smooth. Remove from the heat. In a separate large bowl, whisk together the milk, and powdered sugar until fully incorporated. Stir in the vanilla, and slowly incorporate the peanut butter mixture, blending well after each addition.
• Frost the cake while both the frosting and cake are still warm. Top with nuts, if desired.
• Cook's Note:
• Making a sheet cake is the best bang for your buck when it comes to dessert for a group. To vamp it up, take small biscuit cutters and create tiered cakes that can be dusted with powdered sugar. Cake scraps can be saved for a delicious trifle the next day.
• Variations:.
• Chocolate Fudge Frosting: instead of peanut butter frosting, replace peanut butter in frosting recipe with 1/3 cocoa powder. Prepare the frosting the same way.
• Toasted Coconut: In addition to topping with nuts, top cake with toasted coconut.
• Caramel/Fudge Cake: Drizzle warm caramel sauce and/or fudge sauce over frosting just before serving.