Description
A delicious cake made with yellow cake mix and layered with creamy peanut butter frosting, adorned with Nutter Butter cookies.
Ingredients
Scale
- one 16.50-ounce box yellow cake mix
- 18 Nutter Butter cookies, chopped into 6 pieces; plus about 8 more for garnishing
- 1 ⅓ cups creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- about 1/4 cup cream or milk, plus more if necessary for consistency
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and spray two 9-inch x 2-inch cake pans very well with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pans; set aside.
- Make cake according to package directions (likely adding 3 egg whites, water, and oil).
- Add the Nutter Butters and stir to combine; don’t overmix.
- Turn batter out into prepared pans, divided evenly, and bake for about 23 to 28 minutes or until done and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Set cakes aside to cool in pans on a wire rack for about 10 to 15 minutes before inverting onto a cake stand, platter, or rack.
- Allow cakes to cool completely before frosting them.
- To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or a large mixing bowl and handheld electric mixer), add the peanut butter, butter, and beat with an electric mixer on high speed for about 1 minute until whipped and combined.
- Add the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, and beat on low speed to incorporate. Mixture will be thick.
- Add 1/4 cup cream and mix on medium-high speed to incorporate. As necessary, add additional cream to reach a thick yet spreadable frosting consistency.
- Continue mixing at high speed for about 3 minutes, or until frosting is very light and fluffy.
- Add about one-third of the frosting to the top of one of the cakes and smooth it with a spatula or knife. Place the other cake on top, add about one-third of the remaining frosting, and smooth it. Add the remaining frosting to the sides of the cake and smooth it.
- Garnish with chopped Nutter Butters as desired and serve.
Notes
- For best results, try to add whole pieces of Nutter Butters to keep the cake visually appealing.
- Adjust the amount of cream or milk in the frosting for desired consistency.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 250mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 30mg