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Peanut Butter Pound Cake

Peanut Butter Pound Cake Recipe

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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 1 hr 15 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 tube cake
Calories 356.6 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/4 cups butter, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup finely chopped peanuts (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Cream butter and sugar until light.
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each.
  • Add vanilla, beat in peanut butter slowly.
  • Sift flour with baking powder and salt.
  • Stir into butter mixture, a little at a time, until well blended.
  • Grease a tube pan; pour batter in and bake 45 minutes at 350°F; reduce heat to 325°F and bake until cake tests done, 15 to 20 minutes longer.
  • Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes before removing to rack to cool completely.
  • If desired, sprinkle chopped peanuts on cake towards the end of baking while batter is still soft to give it a crunchy topping.

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Nutrition

Serving: 88gCalories: 356.6kcalCarbohydrates: 38.8gProtein: 6.2gFat: 20.5gSaturated Fat: 10.5gCholesterol: 117.4mgSodium: 224.8mgFiber: 0.9gSugar: 25.9g
Keyword < 4 Hours, Beginner Cook, Brunch, Dessert, Easy, For Large Groups, Oven, Potluck, Sweet, Weeknight, Winter
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