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Peanut Butter Cake With Carmel Frosting Recipe

Yields1 ServingPrep Time5 minsCook Time1 hrTotal Time1 hr 5 mins

A recipe for peanut butter cake with caramel frosting would include ingredients such as cake mix, eggs, oil, water, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and caramel topping. To make the cake, you would first mix together the cake mix, eggs, oil, and water. Then, you would add in the peanut butter and mix until well blended. Finally, you would spread the batter into a greased and floured cake pan and bake at 350 degrees for about 25 minutes. For the frosting, you would mix together the powdered sugar and caramel topping until it is smooth. Then, you would spread the frosting over the top of the cooled cake.

 ½ cup (125 ml) shortening
 1 cup (225 ml) peanut butter
 1 cup (225 ml) sugar
 2 eggs, well beaten
 5 ½ cups (350 ml) all purpose flour
 ½ tsp (2 ml). salt
 3 tsps. baking powder
 1 cup (225 ml) milk
 ½ tsp (2 ml). vanilla flavoring
 Frosting:
 2 cups (475 ml) brown sugar
 2 tbsp (30 ml) Butter
 6 tbsp (90 ml) heavy cream
 1 cup (225 ml) powdered sugar
1

Cream shortening, gradually add peanut butter and cream until smooth.

2

Add sugar, and cream until mixture is light and fluffy.

3

Add well beaten eggs and mix well.

4

Combine all dry indredients and add to the creamed mixture alternating with the milk.

5

Stir in the Vanilla flavoring.

6

Spoon mixture into 2 greased 9" cake pans and bake at 375 degrees (200 C.) for 25 mins. or until cake pulls away from the sides of the pan.

7

Cool and Frost with Carmel Frosting.

8

Carmel Frosting:

9

Combine brown sugar, butter and cream, in a heavy sauce pan, cook until bubbles form around edges of the pan.

10

Remove from heat and add the powdered sugar, beating well.

11

Cool before spreading on the cake.