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Peanut Butter Icing

Published May 20, 2016 Last modified June 8, 2021 By Beth Mueller

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Creamy peanut butter icing gets its fluffiness and smooth texture by starting with canned icing. Just add peanut butter, a bit more butter, and some milk or heavy cream, and whip it into a cake frosting no one will ever forget.

Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Icing on a white plate and a glass of milk

This is one of those recipes my mom made all the time.It is comfort food for me. My mom was making this long before it was a trendy “new” idea.

One time, we went to my grandma’s house for a family dinner.

We left the house in a rush and the chocolate cake with peanut butter icing got left behind.

We were too close to Grandma’s and too late to retrieve it.

When we got home that evening, the cake was missing…….. Cakes don’t normally grow legs and walk through the front door.

Later the same evening, the cake was found in the family room, half-eaten sitting next to the telephone.

Phones were corded and rotary dial back then, so you had to bring whatever it was you needed to you before making a call…

Apparently, even thieves like this combination.

Even though the story and post are about chocolate cake AND peanut butter icing, I didn’t want to mislead anyone into thinking there was some spectacular chocolate cake recipe lurking deep inside this post, because there isn’t one.

Any chocolate cake recipe will work here. One from a box is what my mom always made.

Devil’s food or dark chocolate cakes are my favorites to pair with this icing.

You could also eat this with a spoon, a finger, a spatula, heck even chopsticks. I might have licked the spatula between photos……..

This has become somewhat of a traditional family recipe for us.

Ron likes to have it for his birthday cake.

Erica (bless her little kitchen heart) likes to make it for her brother sometimes and peanut butter icing was one of the first recipes Sam ever asked me for.

I was embarrassed to give her the recipe because is it so simple and actually starts with a can of vanilla frosting and gets plopped on top of a cake made from the box.

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Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Icing on a white plate and a glass of milk

Peanut Butter Icing

Easy icing recipe that starts with a can of frosting and ends as a luscious and delicious peanut butter icing.
5 from 3 votes
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 1 Batch
Calories: 417kcal
Author: Beth Mueller

Equipment

  • Mixer
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Ingredients

  • 1 16- ounce can Vanilla Frosting
  • 3/4 to 1 1/4 cups Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter softened
  • 1/4 cup milk cream, or half and half

Instructions

  • Place canned frosting, 3/4 cup of peanut butter, and butter in the bowl of a mixer, or a mixing bowl if you don’t have a stand mixer.
  • Mix on medium until no streaks of peanut butter or icing remain. Taste. Add up to 1/2 cup additional peanut butter for a stronger peanut butter taste.
  • Once the desired level of peanut butter flavor has been achieved, add milk and beat on until it is light and fluffy. More milk can be added for a softer consistency.

Notes

Nutritional data is for Peanut Butter Icing only.

Nutrition

Serving: 2Tablespoons | Calories: 417kcal | Carbohydrates: 37.6g | Protein: 7.2g | Fat: 27.1g | Saturated Fat: 7.3g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 256mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 31g
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Filed Under: Beginner Recipes, Cakes, Comfort Foods, Desserts, Recipe

About Beth Mueller

Hi! Thanks for visiting Pear Tree Kitchen! I've been cooking and creating recipes for over 40 years. I'm an RN so I tend to go overboard with food safety tips! My favorite things are chicken soup, desserts, and sharing recipes.

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