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.
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