Best 6 Graham Cracker Cake With Peanut Butter Frosting Recipes

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If you are looking for a decadent and delicious dessert, look no further! The combination of the crunchy graham cracker crust and the smooth and creamy peanut butter frosting makes this cake a surefire crowd-pleaser. Whether you are having a party or just want to treat yourself to something special, this cake is guaranteed to be a hit.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE I



Graham Cracker Cake I image

Why this isn't as popular as it once was, I will never know.

Provided by Kevin Ryan

Categories     Desserts     Cakes

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 cups graham cracker crumbs
¾ cup ground pecans
½ cup cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup packed light brown sugar
3 egg yolks, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup milk, lukewarm
3 egg whites, room temperature
¼ cup white sugar
2 tablespoons white sugar
1 ½ cups unsalted butter, softened
½ cup packed dark brown sugar
½ cup heavy whipping cream
¾ cup confectioners' sugar
½ cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and line with parchment two 9 inch round pans.
  • Combine the crumbs, 1/2 cup pecans, flour, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a large bowl, cream the butter and the light brown sugar until fluffy. Slowly beat in the egg yolks, one at a time. Stir in the vanilla. Alternately add the milk and the crumb mixture while beating on low.
  • Beat the egg whites in a bowl until foamy. Add the sugar slowly, and beat to soft peaks. Fold into the crumb batter, and pour into the pans.
  • Bake for 25 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Cool in the pans on a rack about 10 minutes, then invert and cool completely.
  • To Make Frosting: In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the 2 tablespoon sugar until it turns golden. Remove from heat, and add 4 tablespoons of the butter; swirl. Whisk in the dark brown sugar, and place back on the heat. Bring to a boil, stirring all the time. Add the cream, and bring back to a boil. Boil 1 minute, and remove caramel from heat.
  • Place the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl, and mixing on medium speed, slowly drizzle in the caramel. Beat until the bottom of the bowl is just barely warm, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining 1 1/4 cups butter, 1 tablespoon at a time. Beat until smooth, and chill frosting until ready to ice the cake. Frost the cake, and press the pecans into the sides.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 709.3 calories, Carbohydrate 59.2 g, Cholesterol 168.1 mg, Fat 52 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 5.2 g, SaturatedFat 28.1 g, Sodium 255.5 mg, Sugar 46.2 g

PEANUT BUTTER MOON PIE: CHOCOLATE CAKE, GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST, PEANUT BUTTER CREAM CHEESE FILLING, MARSHMALLOW FROSTING



Peanut Butter Moon Pie: Chocolate Cake, Graham Cracker Crust, Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Filling, Marshmallow Frosting image

Provided by Food Network

Categories     dessert

Time 2h

Yield 36 cupcakes

Number Of Ingredients 23

1 cup graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 tablespoons butter
15 ounces all-purpose flour
5 ounces cocoa powder
1 pound 8 ounces sugar
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
3 ounces vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups hot coffee
12 ounces cream cheese
8 ounces butter
1 1/2 pounds powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
8 ounces creamy peanut butter
2 cups granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
4 egg whites
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • For the crust: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line muffin pans with 36 muffin liners. Combine the graham cracker crumbs, granulated sugar and butter in a bowl. Mix with your hands until well combined. Press 2 tablespoons of the mixture into the cupcake liners and bake for 7 minutes. Remove and let cool.
  • For the chocolate cake: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In the bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, whisk the flour, cocoa powder, granulated sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt until well combined. Add the eggs, one at a time, scraping the bowl as needed. Add the buttermilk, vegetable oil, vanilla and coffee and mix for about a minute until well combined. Fill the 36 muffin pans with the pre-baked graham cracker crust three-quarters full with batter and bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
  • For the peanut butter cream cheese filling: Whip the cream cheese and butter in an electric mixer with the paddle attachment until fully incorporated. With the mixer on low, gradually add the powdered sugar until combined. Add the vanilla and mix until combined. Finally, add the peanut butter and mix until fully incorporated.
  • For the marshmallow frosting: In small saucepan, combine the granulated sugar, 5 ounces water and the cream of tarter and boil until the sugar dissolves, stirring occasionally.
  • In the bowl of an electric mixer with the whisk attachment, beat the egg whites and vanilla until firm peaks form. With mixer on high, slowly stream the hot sugar mixture into the egg whites and mix for about 3 minutes.
  • To assemble: Use a knife to cut a hole out of the center of the cupcakes. Fill with peanut butter cream cheese filling with a spoon and frost with marshmallow frosting.

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE



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Provided by Molly O'Neill

Categories     easy, quick, weekday, dessert

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

12 graham crackers (to yield 2 cups crumbs)
1/2 cup butter, plus butter for greasing pan
2 eggs
1/2 cups honey
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup milk

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Put the graham crackers in a brown paper bag, and smash them up. Squish and pound vigorously. Sitting on the bag insures very fine crumbs. You should end up with about 2 cups.
  • Melt the butter in a large pan over low heat. Stir the eggs and honey in a bowl with the melted butter.
  • In another bowl mix the graham cracker crumbs, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Pour half the graham cracker mixture into the honey mixture and stir well. Add the milk to the honey mixture, and stir again. Add the rest of the crumbs, and mix well.
  • Grease a 9-inch square baking pan, and pour in the batter. Bake for 20 minutes or until the cake is nicely browned.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 290, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 16 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 267 milligrams, Sugar 23 grams, TransFat 1 gram

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE



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I've been going through my old clippings of recipes, searching for them on Food.com, and adding them to my recipe box online to eliminate paper. Here's one not posted here that was printed in the Chicago Tribune 9/13/00. It's an old-fashioned cake with a dense, tender crumb and a distinct graham cracker flavor. You can serve it plain or with a whipped cream or cream cheese frosting.

Provided by Jodilyn

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 slice, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 3/4 cups crushed graham crackers (about 12 full size)
1/2 cup flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup milk
3/4 cup chopping pecans
2 1/2 cups chilled whipping cream
1/3 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup graham cracker, crushed (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine graham cracker crumbs, flour, and baking powder in small bowl; set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar in bowl of electric mixer and light and fluffy, about 7 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with milk until combined. Stir in nuts.
  • Pour into two greased and floured 8-inch cake pans; bake 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans 15 minutes. Remove cakes from pans; cool on wire rack.
  • For frosting, beat cream in bowl of electric mixer until it starts to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form.
  • Place one layer os cake on platter. Spread some of the whipped cream over top. Top the other cake layer. Spread remaining whipped cream on sides and top. If desired, pat additional graham cracker crumbs around sides of cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 593.4, Fat 45.1, SaturatedFat 24.1, Cholesterol 158.7, Sodium 331.7, Carbohydrate 44.4, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 28.9, Protein 5.8

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE WITH BUTTERCREAM FROSTING



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I had this once on a stop in Georgia & fell in love with it... it was so comforting I just loved it! I made it one time nut-free by substituting white chocolate chips instead of nuts for a friend with a nut allergy - I served it as Christmas Cake for her Holiday Party & I loved it even more that way - it was sweet & decadent! I'm posting the traditional recipe though, but at least you see that substitutions are not always a bad thing :-)

Provided by BlondieItaliana

Categories     Dessert

Time 42m

Yield 1 Cake, 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 (18 1/4 ounce) package white cake mix
1 1/4 cups graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/2 cups water
2 egg whites
3/4 cup walnuts, chopped (or pecans)
nonstick cooking spray (Bakers Joy to prep. cake pans)
1 cup butter, softened well
8 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup whole milk (or half & half)
2 teaspoons vanilla

Steps:

  • Combine cake mix, graham cracker crumbs, sugar, water and egg whites in a large mixing bowl.
  • Blend on medium speed for 3-5 minutes with electric mixer.
  • Stir in nuts by hand.
  • Spray 2 9 inch round cake pans with Bakers Joy & pour in the cake batter.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.
  • Frost only when completely cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 883.1, Fat 31.4, SaturatedFat 13.5, Cholesterol 50, Sodium 558.3, Carbohydrate 148.8, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 129.2, Protein 5.7

GRAHAM CRACKER CAKE III



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This old-fashioned cake recipe uses crushed graham crackers in eh batter to deliver a cake that is worth repeating!

Provided by JJ

Categories     Desserts     Cakes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 14

32 graham crackers
1 cup white sugar
½ cup butter, softened
5 egg yolks
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup milk
1 cup chopped walnuts
⅓ cup cream cheese, softened
¼ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease and four a 9x13 inch glass baking dish.
  • Crush graham crackers into crumbs. Be patient, it takes time. Mix graham cracker crumbs with flour and baking soda. Set aside.
  • Cream sugar and 1/2 cup butter until light and fluffy. Add yolks, 2 teaspoons vanilla and cinnamon.
  • Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with milk. Stir in nuts. Spread into 9x13 inch pan.
  • Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes, or until toothpick, inserted into cake comes out clean. Cool completely.
  • Cream together the cream cheese and 1/4 cup butter until smooth. Add confectioners sugar and mix in. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread evenly over cooled cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.4 calories, Carbohydrate 34.7 g, Cholesterol 62.3 mg, Fat 13.1 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 3.3 g, SaturatedFat 5.4 g, Sodium 210.1 mg, Sugar 24.6 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh graham crackers for the best flavor and texture.
  • If you don't have a food processor, you can crush the graham crackers in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin.
  • Be sure to chill the cake for at least 30 minutes before frosting it. This will help the cake to set and make it easier to frost.
  • If you don't have peanut butter frosting, you can use your favorite frosting recipe instead.
  • Decorate the cake with your favorite toppings, such as chocolate chips, chopped peanuts, or sprinkles.

Conclusion:

This graham cracker cake with peanut butter frosting is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its simple ingredients and quick preparation time, this cake is sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give this recipe a try!

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