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Our Favorite Peanut-Butter Cake Recipes

April 08, 2015
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Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Chocolate Glaze

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We've compiled our favorite peanut-butter cake recipes, from cheesecakes to cupcakes, to please your sweet tooth!


Swirls of semisweet chocolate, cream cheese, and peanut butter dance together in this heavenly dessert.

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Peanut Butter Cupcakes with Peanut Butter Frosting and Jelly

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Lifelong pair peanut butter and jelly come together in this sweet confection. Perfect for school bake sales or birthday parties, this classic cupcake is sure to become one of your family favorites.

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Chocolate Pound Cake with Peanut-Butter Glaze

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This isn't any ordinary pound cake: The cake is rich, buttery, and chocolaty, and adding a silky peanut-butter glaze creates a special treat you're sure to make time and time again.

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Chocolate Peanut-Butter Icebox Cake

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You'll want to pull out this showstopping icebox cake at your next special event. And the best part: It comes together in only 30 minutes.

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Peanut-Butter-Filled Cupcakes

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Shh! There's a secret to these chocolate cupcakes: a dreamy peanut-butter filling that delights.

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Frozen Peanut Butter, Chocolate, and Banana Loaf

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This frozen peanut-butter loaf "cake" is a no-bake treat made with bananas, heavy cream, and plenty of peanut butter and semisweet chocolate. A crunchy roasted-peanut topping is the "icing" on this cake.

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Peanut Butter-Chocolate Semifreddo

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This dressed-up ice cream cake, or semifreddo, is a frozen treat that's just the thing to beat the summer heat.

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Peanut-Butter-and-Chocolate-Frosted Cupcakes

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The frostings (yes, there are two) for these classic vanilla cupcakes are actually super-simple, totally irresistible chocolate-and-peanut-butter parfaits. We suggest you make a double batch of the parfaits, one set for frosting and one for eating!

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Peanut Butter and Jelly Bars

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Even though these are bars and not a traditional cake, we had to include them. They taste just great and would make a fun family baking project.

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Don't Forget Your Baking Essentials!

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Make sure your kitchen is outfitted with all of your peanut-butter baking needs:

  • Nonstick bakeware
  • Baking Silpat
  • Mixing bowls
  • Measuring cups and spoons
  • Silicone-head spatulas

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    1 of 10 Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cheesecake with Chocolate Glaze
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