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Sally’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Photo: David Holifield

Sally’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

17 ingredients 10 min + 40 min 12 openrecipes
Sally’s Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

This recipe was given to me by my husband’s former coworker, Sally. It is, hands down, the best chocolate cake I’ve ever had. You can change up the icing, but the peanut butter really complements the cake well.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1432
Calories
44g
Protein
70g
Fat
154g
Carbs

Counts 12 of 15 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Peanut 1 oz (28g) 161
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Sour Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Cake not in our table 0
Coffee not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1-¾ cup FOR THE CAKE:
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • ¾ cups Sugar
  • 2 teaspoons Cocoa Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 2 whole Salt
  • 1 cup Eggs
  • 1 cup Strong Black Coffee, Cooled (for 1 Cup I Use 2 Teaspoons Instant Espresso In 1 Cup Boiling Water)
  • ½ cups Buttermilk (or Make Your Own Sour Milk By Mixing 1 Tablespoon Vinegar In 1 Cup Regular Milk)
  • 2 teaspoons Vegetable Oil
  • ½ cups Pure Vanilla Extract
  • ⅔ cups FOR THE FROSTING:
  • 1 teaspoon Butter
  • ¼ teaspoons Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 2 cups Pure Vanilla Extract
  • ⅓ cups Salt

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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