Peanut Butter Cake With Fluffy Chocolate Frosting

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter
• 1/3 cup vegetable oil
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 tablespoons boiling water
• 8 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted (plus additional if needed)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350. lightly grease and flour two 9 inch cake pans.
• 2 put all cake ingredients in large mixing bowl. mix as directed on box.
• 3 pour into pans. bake 23 to 28 minutes, or until tests done.
• 4 remove from oven and let cool for 10 minutes. run a sharp knife around edges of cakes, then turn cakes out onto a plate, then invert on a wire rack (so the cakes are right side up) to finish cooling, at least 30 minutes more.
• 5 while cake is cooling, make frosting:.
• 6 place cocoa into large mixing bowl and pour the boiling water over it. stir with a wooden spoon until cocoa comes together in a mass.
• 7 add butter and beat on low speed of mixer for about 30 seconds, or until well combined.
• 8 add powdered sugar and vanilla, then beat on low for about 1 minute, then increase speed to medium until the frosting lightens and is fluffy, about 2 minutes more.
• 9 add additional boiling water, 1 tsp at a time, or powdered sugar, 1 tbs at a time, until frosting is of desired consistency.
• 10 use frosting to frost the cooled cake layers.