Glazed Peanut Butter Cake
User Reviews
4.9
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
45 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
8 servings
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Course
Dessert
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Cuisine
American, International
Glazed Peanut Butter Cake
Description
The Glazed Peanut Butter Cake recipe features a batter mixing peanut butter with both butter and sunflower oil, creating a cake that is moist with a hint of richness. The blend of all-purpose flour, sugar, and baking powder provides structure and sweetness, while vanilla adds subtle aroma. The cake is baked in a preheated oven at 175 °C for 45-50 minutes until set and golden. The glaze, combining peanut butter with chocolate hazelnut spread warmed to a spreadable consistency, adds a creamy topping that enhances the peanut flavor and adds a contrasting chocolate note.
This cake works well as a dessert or a sweet snack. Its texture is tender but firm enough to slice neatly. The glaze sets to a smooth coating that complements the cake's softness. It can be served at room temperature or slightly chilled to firm the glaze.
The preparation calls for warming the glaze ingredients briefly in the microwave to soften them, making spreading manageable. Sprinkling flour in the cake pan before pouring batter helps prevent sticking. The recipe yields a richly flavored cake with a distinctive peanut butter character balanced by the chocolate hazelnut glaze.
Ingredients
Cake:
- 340 gr all-purpose flour
- 430 gr sugar
- 125 gr milk
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 vanilla
- 80 gr butter
- 115 gr sunflower oil
- 225 gr water
- 150 gr peanut butter
Glaze:
- 4-5 tablespoons peanut butter
- 4-5 tablespoons chocolate hazelnut spread or Nutella
Instructions
How to Make the Cake:
- In a cooking pan, add the peanut butter, water, sunflower oil, and butter. Cook on a medium heat mixing till smooth and homogenized.
- Put the the sugar and eggs in mixer bowl and mix well till softened. Then add the milk and continue mixing.
- In another bowl, add all the sifted dry ingredients then add them to the mixture in the blender bowl. Continue mixing.
- Finally, add the mixture from step 1 above to the blender bowl and continue mixing until homogenized.
- Sprinkle some flour around the cake form before pouring in the mixture.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 175 °C (347 ℉) for approximately 45-50 minutes.
How to Make the Glaze:
- Put the ingredients into a glass bowl and put in the microwave for approximately 15-20 seconds so that they warm up and are softened. If they are not warm enough, microwave for a little longer.
- Spread the glaze over the cake.
Notes
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.9
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