Jif Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
Jif Peanut Butter Cake Recipe is a cake recipe that’s rich, moist, and brimming with creamy peanut butter flavor.
There’s something special about baking with peanut butter—it adds a nutty sweetness and comforting taste that everyone loves.
This cake layers that flavor into every bite, whether you’re making it for a birthday, potluck, or just because.
You’ll learn how to make a crowd-pleasing dessert that’s simple enough for beginners, yet so delicious it will taste like you spent hours perfecting it.
How to Make Peanut Butter Cake
- Make sure your eggs, milk, and peanut butter are at room temperature. This helps the batter mix smoothly and evenly.
- Start by mixing together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, whisk the oil, water, peanut butter, milk, eggs, and vanilla, then combine with the dry ingredients until smooth.
- Pour the batter into a 9×13 pan and bake. Start testing your cake around the 45-minute mark. Insert a toothpick into the center—if it comes out clean or with a few crumbs, it’s ready.
- Let the cake cool before adding the peanut butter icing.
- Spread evenly over the cooled cake and, if desired, top with peanuts, chocolate chips, or Reese’s for a fun finish.
Yes! Frostings like chocolate or cream cheese and chocolate ganache are great options.
Yes! Adding peanut butter directly to cake batter is a delicious way to infuse rich, nutty flavor and extra moisture into the cake. Smooth, shelf-stable peanut butter (like Jif) works best because it blends evenly with the wet ingredients and bakes into a tender, fluffy crumb.
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If this dessert recipe has you craving more, you’ll want to check out these great ideas too!
- Try some of my favorite Peanut Butter Dessert Recipes! Like a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cake loaded with chocolate and peanut butter flavor or bake up a batch of Peanut Butter Cupcakes for a fun, handheld version that’s perfect for parties and after-school snacks.
- Don’t miss the savory side of peanut butter with these Peanut Butter Dinner Recipes that bring bold flavor to chicken, noodles, and more.
Peanut Butter Cake recipe
Ingredients
For the Cake:
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup water
- ¾ cup smooth peanut butter
- ½ cup milk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Frosting:
- 2 ⅔ cups powdered sugar
- 6 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 6 tablespoons water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- For best results, ensure that your butter, eggs, and milk are at room temperature. This allows for better mixing and a smoother batter.
- Mix wet ingredients in a separate large bowl and then add the peanut butter mixture to the flour mixture.
- Mix together.
- Pour cake batter into the prepared 9×13 pan and bake for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool in the pan for about 10-15 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Mix together the ingredients for the peanut butter frosting.
- Stir the powdered sugar, peanut butter, and water together until smooth. Then, spread the frosting over the top of the cake evenly.
- Consider adding chopped peanuts, mini chocolate chips, chocolate drizzle, or Reese's peanut butter cups for an extra festive look to your homemade peanut butter cake.
Peanut butter desserts can easily end up overly sweet, but this recipe actually sounds balanced enough that I’d want to make it for a family get-together.