{"id":26525,"date":"2026-07-18T12:34:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com?p=26525"},"modified":"2026-07-18T12:34:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T16:34:22","slug":"chocolate-peanut-butter-frosting-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.somethingswanky.com\/chocolate-peanut-butter-frosting-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe for Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting is rich and indulgent, but it’s also light and creamy at the same time. It pipes and spreads like a dream, and it tastes ridiculously good. Seriously, the perfect combination of chocolate and peanut butter in frosting form? I literally can’t even. Pair it with my favorite Doctored Up Cake Mix recipe<\/a> for a truly epic chocolate cake!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"Chocolate<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Things to Love About This Chocolate Peanut Butter Buttercream Frosting<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2780 The texture.<\/strong> I’m not kidding when I say it’s a dream to spread and pipe. This creamy peanut butter frosting hits that perfect spreadable consistency \u2014 smooth enough to glide over cake layers without pulling up crumbs, and stiff enough to pipe gorgeous swirls on top of cupcakes. Whether you’re doing a crumb coat on a layer cake or piling it high on chocolate cupcakes, this frosting is SO cooperative. You’ll want to use a rubber spatula or offset spatula for spreading, and your stand mixer’s paddle attachment (or a hand mixer!) for whipping it up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2781 This chocolate peanut butter buttercream is bold, but not in an in-your-face kind of way<\/strong>. The peanut butter taste isn’t subtle, per se \u2014 but it’s beautifully balanced with that delicious chocolate flavor so neither one overwhelms you. It’s so light and fluffy that the flavor combination just keeps you coming back for more. Be still my heart, this is one of my all-time favorite cakes and frosting recipes combined. It’s honestly the perfect complement to so many bakes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2782 Simple ingredients.<\/strong> Nothing crazy \u2014 unsalted butter at room temperature, creamy peanut butter (I prefer not using natural peanut butter here since it can get a little oily and separate), powdered sugar (also called confectioners’ sugar), vanilla extract, unsweetened cocoa powder, and a splash of heavy cream or hot water to adjust the consistency. That’s it! No trip to a specialty grocery store required. Check the recipe card below for all the volume measurements.<\/p>\n\n\n

\n
\"Chocolate<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

What Tastes Best With Chocolate Peanut Butter Frosting?<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Okay, can we talk about how this is truly one of the best flavor combinations on the planet?! This chocolate peanut butter frosting is such a good variety of options kind of frosting \u2014 it’s the preferred complementary frosting for SO many bakes. Here are my favorites:<\/p>\n\n\n\n