Peanut Butter Poke Cake
Peanut Butter Poke Cake made from scratch with a delicious peanut butter drizzle and a light peanut butter frosting on top! Tons of peanut butter flavor in this amazing poke cake recipe!
Servings: 20
Calories: 464kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cups butter
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 cup water
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
Peanut Butter Sauce
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter
- 6 Tbsp buttermilk
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Peanut Butter Frosting
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 8 oz Cool Whip thawed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Mix together flour, sugar and baking soda, set aside. Put butter, peanut butter, and water in a small sauce pan and bring to a boil in pan over medium-high heat. Pour this over flour mixture, then add buttermilk, vanilla and eggs. Mix just until combined and then bake for 30 minutes in a 9X13 pan. Make the peanut butter sauce while cake is baking.
- Sauce: Heat peanut butter and butter on low until melted. Add buttermilk, vanilla and powdered sugar and mix until smooth.
- Let cake cool for 5-10 minutes and then poke holes in warm cake with a fork and pour the frosting over the cake while the cake and syrup are both still warm. Once cake is cooled, make the frosting.
- Frosting: Melt peanut butter in microwave for about 30 seconds and stir. Add Cool Whip and stir until well combined. Spread over the top of the cooled cake.
Nutrition
Calories: 464kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 282mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 415IU | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg