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This chocolate cake with peanut butter fluff will wow your guests!

Danielle Kartes shares one of her recipes from her new baking cookbook "Butter, Flour, Sugar, Joy."

SEATTLE —

Bangin' Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Fluff Frosting

We need "wow" cake in our arsenals. We need a cake that's like, okay, yum! A cake worthy of a birthday or a bar-becue, simple yet INCREDIBLE, a crowd-pleaser. If you like peanut butter and chocolate, you need this cake! If you feel like having fun with it, don't be afraid to chop up a few peanut butter cups to sprinkle on top.

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup melted butter
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • ½ cup cocoa powder
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 (3-ounce) dark chocolate baking bar, melted
  • ½ cup boiling hot water or coffee

PEANUT BUTTER FLUFF FROSTING:

  • 1(8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup of your favorite peanut butter
  • 4 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 3-4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch salt
  • ½ cup roasted salted peanuts, for
  • topping

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter, flour, and then line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large mixing bowl add the sugar, flour, butter, buttermilk, cocoa powder, eggs, baking powder, vanilla, and salt. Gently mix.
  • Once it comes together, add the melted chocolate and water or coffee, then mix until smooth, making sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake roughly 28 to 32 minutes, being careful not to overbake.
  • For the frosting, cream the cream cheese, peanut butter, and softened butter together in a mixing bowl just until it turns smooth.
  • Scrape down the sides of the bowl, then add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla, and salt. Mix well.
  • Once the cake is cool, dollop the peanut butter fluff onto the cake and sprinkle the peanuts on top.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Segment Producer Joseph Suttner. Watch New Day Northwest 11 a.m. weekdays on KING 5 and streaming live on KING5.com. Contact New Day

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