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One-Bowl Cocoa Cake with Broiled Peanut Butter Frosting

Cleanup for this One-Bowl Cocoa Cake with Broiled Peanut Butter Frosting will be easy since you only need one mixing bowl to put it together! To make this extravagant one-bowl cocoa cake recipe, broil the iced cake at the very end to give the simple peanut butter frosting the perfectly toasty, caramelized finish.  It only takes one bowl and one bite to make chocolate and peanut butter your new favorite combination. Serve up even more of the delicious duo with these rich and creamy Marbled Peanut Butter Brownies.

Ingredients & Directions

Yields:
1 cake
Prep:
20 Min.
Bake:
35 Min.
Total:

BAKE MODE:

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups
    all-purpose flour
  • 1 3/4 cups
    sugar
  • 1 cup
    milk
  • 2/3 cup
    butter or margarine, softened
  • 3
    eggs
  • 2 tsps
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • Additional
    chopped peanuts (optional)
  • Peanut Butter Frosting
  • 1/4 cup
    butter or margarine(1/2 stick), softened
  • 2/3 cup
    packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup
    heavy whipping cream
  • 1 cup
    chopped lightly salted peanuts
READY TO MAKE THIS?
You'll Need 
Oven
Round Baking Pans
Mixing Bowl
Mixer
Measuring Cups
Rubber Scraper
Bowl
Wire Rack

Directions

Peanut Butter Frosting: Combine peanut butter and butter in small bowl. Stir in brown sugar and whipping cream. Stir in peanuts.

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