Printable Peanut Nutter Butter Chocolate Cake Recipe Card
Learn how to fix, bake, and perfect a moist, flavorful chocolate peanut butter cake.
Servings: 12 slices
Ingredients
Cake
- oil or vegan butter for pan
- 1/3 cup natural peanut butter
- 1 1/2 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk
- 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce or cooked and cooled sweet potato puree
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 tsp instant espresso or coffee powder
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cane or granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Frosting
- 3/4 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoon powdered sugar
- 4-7 tablespoon unsweetened non dairy milk
Instructions
- Preheat & Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C). Grease a cake pan with oil or vegan butter and set it aside.
- Wet Mixture: In a large bowl, whisk together peanut butter, non-dairy milk, vanilla, applesauce, vinegar, and espresso/coffee powder.
- Dry Mixture: In another bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Combine: Add wet ingredients to dry and mix until just combined.
- Bake: Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake it for 30–35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Let cake cool in pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
- Frost: To make the frosting, beat peanut butter, salt, powdered sugar, and non-dairy milk until smooth (add milk gradually to control thickness). Then spread it evenly over the cooled cake.
Notes
- The apple cider vinegar + coffee powder enhances the texture and depth of the chocolate flavor while keeping it vegan.
- Frosting thickness varies depending on how much non-dairy milk you add. As a result, you should start on the low end.
- Natural peanut butter works here, but may need a little extra powdered sugar in the frosting for stability.
Resting/Cooling Time
- Rest Before Slicing: for 10–15 minutes
- Best Texture: Cool completely before frosting, because frosting sets best at room temperature.
Nutrition Estimate (Approximate)
Nutrition varies by ingredient brands and exact quantities, but based on standard calculators (e.g., Verywell Fit & MyFitnessPal) for similar vegan chocolate cakes with peanut butter frosting:- Calories: ~390–420 kcal
- Carbohydrates: ~50–60 g
- Fat: ~18–24 g
- Protein: ~6–8 g
- Fiber: ~3–5 g
- Sugar: ~30–40 g