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Chocolate Snack Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

Chocolate Snack Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

This chocolate snack cake with peanut butter frosting is the perfect quick & easy indulgent recipe! Made with a simple fudgy cake recipe based off of this dark chocolate malt snack cake and slathered with a thick layer of luscious pb frosting, this cake is sure to be your new favorite.

Author: Sloane’s Table

Meal Type: Tree Nuts Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 16 squares

Calories: 372 kcal per serving

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup - dutch process cocoa powder
  • 1 ½ tablespoons - black cocoa powder
  • 3 ½ ounces - bittersweet chocolate
  • ½ cup - hot coffee
  • 1 ⅛ cups - all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup - granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup - brown sugar
  • 1 ½ teaspoons - espresso powder
  • 1 tsp - baking powder
  • ½ tsp - salt
  • ⅓ cup - neutral oil
  • ¼ cup - whole milk
  • ¼ cup - plain whole milk greek yogurt
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1 tsp - vanilla
  • ½ cup - unsalted butter
  • 1 ½ cups - peanut butter
  • 1 ½ cups - powdered sugar
  • ½ tsp - salt
  • 1 tbsp - heavy cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a 9x9 inch square pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine the cocoa powders, chocolate, and hot coffee together. If the chocolate does not fully melt, heat in the microwave in 20 second intervals until fully melted.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugars, espresso powder, baking powder, and salt.
  4. To the dry ingredients, add the oil, milk, yogurt, eggs and vanilla. Whisk until fully combined.
  5. Add in the chocolate mixture and whisk until fully combined.
  6. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  7. Allow cake to cool in the pan for a few minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.
  8. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter until smooth.
  9. Add the peanut butter and mix until fully combined.
  10. While mixing on low speed, slowly add the powdered sugar.
  11. Turn the speed up to medium, then add the salt and the heavy cream and beat until smooth.
  12. Frost the cake as desired and enjoy!

Nutrition

Energy: 372 kcal | Total Fat: 22 g | Saturated: 8 g | Trans: 0 g | Unsaturated: 1 g | Cholesterol: 40 mg | Total Carbs: 39 g | Fiber: 3 g | Sugars: 27 g | Proteins: 9 g | Sodium: 266 mg | Polyunsaturated: 3 g | Monounsaturated: 9 g

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