It’s Friday! That means my husband comes home tomorrow! He’s been gone all week for a conference. In California. In temperatures that were 80 degrees warmer than here.
I hope he actually gets on the plane to come back. . . I can’t say I’d blame him if he wanted to stay!
While he’s been enjoying the sun and warm weather, I’ve been enjoying peanut butter buttercream. Almost as good! 😉
I never pass up an opportunity to make a creamy peanut butter buttercream frosting. It’s one of the few frostings that I like. Our wedding cupcakes were even frosted with peanut butter buttercream!
So, when I made a peanut butter apple cake the other day, I just had to top it with my favorite frosting.
It ended up being the perfect frosting for a snack cake packed with fresh chopped apples and applesauce. T
he frosting adds enough sweetness and richness without overpowering the flavor of the fresh apples. The best part is that it’s a snack cake. That means you can eat it for more than just dessert!
So make your weekend a little sweeter and whip up a peanut butter apple snack cake with some amazing peanut butter buttercream!
- For the Cake
- 1/4 C butter, softened
- 1/4 C no-stir creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 C brown sugar
- 1/4 C sugar
- 1 C unsweetened applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 C whole wheat flour
- 1 C all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 C chopped apples
- For the Frosting
- 1/2 C no-stir natural peanut butter
- 1/4 C butter, softened
- 1 C confectioner’s sugar
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp milk
- Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spray an 8×8 inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together butter, peanut butter, and sugars. Beat in applesauce and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Stir in chopped apples.
- Spread batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool.
- While cake is cooling, cream together peanut butter and butter. Slowly beat in confectioner’s sugar, salt, and vanilla extract. Beat in milk until creamy.
- Spread frosting over cooled cake. Cut into pieces and serve.
tanya
Sunday 15th of March 2015
My husband is somewhere warmer right now also and I too fear he may not make it back! I have only made a peanut butter buttercream once and it was a huge hit. I really need to try both the frosting and this cake!
Julie @ Running in a Skirt
Tuesday 10th of March 2015
Yum! I love anything peanut butter. It takes me to a happy place :-)
Laura @ Laura's Culinary Adventures
Monday 9th of March 2015
Yum! I like all frostings, but I particularly like peanut butter frosting!
Erin @ Miss Scrambled Egg
Monday 9th of March 2015
Peanut butter pairs so well with apples. I have them as a snack all the time in the fall. This looks like a wonderful dessert to serve. :)
Ashley
Saturday 7th of March 2015
Apples and peanut butter are so good together and I love that you combined them into a cake! Heck, I would eat this for breakfast! :)