I love sheet cake recipes. Really, any thing that uses those big 15×10 jelly roll pans are wonderful for me. Every couple of weeks, I bring in treats for my co-workers and, of course, my husband wants to bring some for his co-workers too. Making one recipe that makes so many servings is a time-saver!
This is a peanut butter sheet cake that, like most sheet cakes, is super simple. Most people do a homemade peanut butter frosting with a peanut butter sheet cake, but I like chocolate. And I like the taste (and ease!) of canned frosting, so that’s what I use! Plus peanut butter and chocolate are a fabulous combination! If you want to do a homemade frosting, I’ve included it here.
Peanut Butter Sheet Cake
Ingredients
Cake Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup skim milk
- 1 tsp vanilla
Peanut Butter Frosting:
- (or use a can of chocolate frosting!)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
- 1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar (confectioners' sugar)
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Cake Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In a medium to large pot add the peanut butter, water, and butter and bring to a boil. Remove from heat.
- Mix together the sugar, brown sugar, flour, salt, and baking soda. Add to the peanut butter mixture.
- Add the eggs, milk, and vanilla to the pan and mix well.
- Pour into greased jelly roll pan.
- Bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.
For the Frosting:
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter.
- Add the peanut butter and mix until smooth.
- Remove from the heat. Add milk, powdered sugar and vanilla and stir very well.
- Frost the cake while the cake is still warm. If using the homemade frosting, the frosting should be warm too.
Jayme is a wife to 1 and a mother to three little boys. She coupons, but isn’t super extreme about it. She price matches and loves it! While she likes to cook, she’s in the stage of life where simple is usually better! She never knows how many hands she’ll have free at dinner time! You can find her at No Regrets Living.
