Chocolate Cake with Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting

June 06, 2014

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The moistest, softest chocolate cake you have ever made, topped with a fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth peanut butter buttercream

For the Cake
2 & 3/4 cup white sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tsp instant coffee granules
1 cup water
1 cup vegetable oil
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 and 3/4 cup all purpose flour
4 large egg yolks
2 large eggs
1/4 cup buttermilk
For the Frosting
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened to room temperature
1/3 cup peanut butter
3 cups powdered sugar
2-4 Tablespoons milk

Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour two 9 in cake pans. In a saucepan, mix sugar, cocoa, baking soda, salt, and coffee granules. Meanwhile in another saucepan bring 1 cup of water to a boil. Pour the...
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Nutritions

Calories
587

Sodium
207mg
8% DV

Fat
36g
56% DV

Protein
5g
11% DV

Carbs
63g
21% DV

Fiber
3g
12% DV