The Best Peanut Butter Sheet Cake
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| Serves | 28 |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 18 minutes |
| Total time | 38 minutes |
I am not kidding. This is seriously The Best Peanut Butter Sheet Cake - it melts in your mouth! No one will ever know it has a secret ingredient - zucchini!
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups grated zucchini (squeeze out excess liquid (will be approx. 1 cup zucchini after drained))
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup water
- 1/3 cup milk
Icing
- 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 1/2 cups brown sugar (packed)
Directions
| Cake | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 400 In a large bowl whisk together sugar, flour, salt, and baking soda. Set aside. | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a large sauce pan over medium heat, stir together drained zucchini and peanut butter, and milk until melted and smooth. Turn off heat and add eggs and water and mix until well blended. Add in flour mixture stirring until combined. Spread into a greased jelly roll pan and bake about 18 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. | |
| Icing | |
| Step 3 | |
| In a sauce pan melt peanut butter, butter, sugar, and milk over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil for one minute, Turn off heat and let sit for 10 minutes. Stir and pour evenly over hot cake. Let cool and cover leftovers with foil. | |
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Marysue says
It looks wonderful, but did I miss how to see the recipe???
Stephanie Brubaker says
I’m sorry you were having trouble finding the recipe. You can see it here 🙂 http://backforseconds.com/the-best-peanut-butter-sheet-cake-recipe/2/ Enjoy!
Kim Anderson says
What size jelly roll pan?
Stephanie Brubaker says
I used a 12×17″ pan.
cass says
I do not have any zucchini this time of year. Can it be left out of the pb sheet cake recipe?
Claudia says
So tasty! That seems irresistible.
Trish - Mom On Timeout says
This cake loos beyond amazing Stephanie! Pinned and shared on FB!
Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says
This looks so delicious and I love that you sneaked some zucchini into it!
Erica Brooks says
Oh my goodness. It looks so good. My son would love this.
Liz says
Thank you for the nice recipes. Have a Great Day.
Jenn @ Deliciously Sprinkled says
WOW, this peanut butter sheet cake looks amazing! I love the peanut butter layer on top! 🙂
Alice // Hip Foodie Mom says
you added grated zucchini in here? I love this .. I am obsessed with zucchini cakes right now. . love seeing the little green specks inside. . so pretty! love this!
Stephanie Brubaker says
Thanks, Alice! I have been adding zucchini to everything lately! It’s kind of magical 🙂
Renée J. (RJ Flamingo) says
What a great idea! Personally, I think peanut butter should be its own food group, and this hits all the right notes – zucchini and all! Stumbled and Pinned!
Stephanie Brubaker says
I couldn’t agree more, Renee! Thank you so much!!
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
Cake, yes. That frosting? DYING.
Stephanie Brubaker says
Girl, the frosting is killer! 🙂
Ali says
Looks amazing Stephanie 🙂
Stephanie Brubaker says
Thank you, Ali!
Mir says
Yep, your daughter had better sneak that piece after all the drama!
It looks so good. Love this!
Stephanie Brubaker says
Thanks, Mir. All my kids went nuts for this cake – so funny 😉
amanda @ fake ginger says
I went through the “I hate zucchini!” thing with one of mine a few weeks ago only to have him gobble up what I made. Kids are funny!
This looks delicious! I love PB cake and I really, really love sneaking veggies into anything!
Stephanie Brubaker says
I feel the same way about sneaking veggies! Thanks, Amanda!