If there is one peanut butter frosting you need in your life, then this is it. This fudgy peanut butter frosting is all you need for your chocolate, vanilla cakes. Super easy to make and taste absolutely addictive.
Peanut Butter Fudge Frosting
I would say if you love peanut butter then you will surely love this frosting. This is not like your regular peanut butter frosting, you don't need tons of icing sugar, no mixer needed, no electric beater needed, no mixing bowl needed.
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All you need is a sauce pan and a whisk. It is fudgy, thick, creamy and a frosting that sticks to the roof of your mouth. I used this to frost my eggless vanilla cake, you can use this to frost chocolate or vanilla cakes or cupcakes as well.
About Peanut Butter Frosting Recipe
Have you ever made a frosting that requires no mixing bowl, no hand beater, no machine and no tons of icing sugar. Yes, this is that kind of frosting. Made with only a handful of ingredients, sauce pan and a whisk.
Forget all the peanut butter frosting that you have made so far. This is made with only peanut butter, butter, icing sugar, vanilla and milk. This one will be your new favourite. Yes it is a viewer favourite too. Because this is what " Paulette" says in the comment.
I have made this Fudgy frosting Twice now, and we love it! Very hard to mess this up. It's like having a good piece of cake with a piece of peanut butter fudge so good. Thank you for this great recipe.
Yes, you heard it. This is not your super creamy, tons of sugar loaded with little peanut butter added frosting. It is loaded with peanut butter taste. The frosting is so fudgy, thick, it sticks to the roof of your mouth.
Meanwhile check my peanut butter cookies, peanut butter granola and peanut butter brownies.
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I made this frosting in a small sauce pan and mixed using a whisk. The frosting starts by melting peanut butter and butter until it is liquidy. Then you add the powdered sugar little at a time and mix.
The frosting comes together in the same sauce pan in which you melted the butter. You can use this frosting to spread over cupcakes, cakes or even cookies. They stay fudgy and thick. I used this to frost my eggless vanilla cake.
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Ingredients
- Unsalted Butter - I used unsalted butter, since the peanut butter already has salt added. You can use salted butter too.
- Peanut Butter - I used crunchy peanut butter since i need my frosting to have bits of peanuts for texture. You can use smooth peanut butter. You can use homemade peanut butter.
- Confectioners Sugar - also known as icing sugar, powdered sugar is used for making the frosting. If your powdered sugar is slightly lumpy, sieve it before adding for smooth frosting.
- Vanilla Extract - a small bit of vanilla enhance the taste and flavour of the frosting.
- Milk - don't add too much, you just need a spoon of milk.
Step by Step pictures
1)take butter in a sauce pan. I am using unsalted butter.
2)Add in peanut butter, you can use crunchy or smooth peanut butter depending on the texture you want the frosting to be.
3)Melt it on very low heat until butter is melted.
4)The peanut butter till melt as well. The mixture will get slightly liquidy.
5)Take it off the heat and add in vanilla extract and mix well. Set aside to cool a bit before adding the sugar.
6)Now add in confectioners sugar. Add little at a time and mix well using a whisk.
7)Once the first addition is mixed well, you can add more.
8)Add more confectioners sugar. Totally I used around 1 cup. Sometimes you might need to add more.
9)Now you can see the mixture is slightly too thick.
10)I added 1 spoon of milk and whisked again.
11)As you mix, the frosting will get glossy in texture and shiny. Like fudge frosting.
12)Thats it your peanut butter fudge frosting is ready to use.
13)I used this frosting to frost my eggless vanilla cake.
14)Look how fudgy the frosting looks like.
15)This frosting goes well with vanilla or chocolate flavoured cakes.
Expert Tips
- You can use both salted or unsalted butter for this frosting.
- Chunky, smooth peanut butter can be used depending on the texture you need.
- Sometimes you need to add more icing sugar as mentioned in this recipe. So add little by little.
- Start adding sugar only when the butter and peanut butter is cooled a bit.
Serving and Storage
The frosting is thick, fudgy like texture which is so yummy with vanilla or chocolate cakes. This frosting is best for spreading over cakes, than piping. You can store the frosting room temperature for upto 1 to 2 days.
FAQ
Q: Can I use smooth peanut butter in this recipe?
Yes you can use smooth or crunchy peanut butter.
Q: Do I need a hand blender to make this frosting?
No, you don't need a hand blender, you can use a whisk to mix the frosting.
Q: Can I use regular sugar instead of powdered confectioners sugar?
No, regular sugar cannot be used. You need powdered sugar for making this frosting.
Q: Will this frosting hold shape while pipping?
This frosting is best for spreading over cakes, than piping.
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Peanut Butter Fudge Frosting Recipe
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoon Unsalted Butter
- ¼ cup Peanut Butter
- 1 cup Confectioners Sugar (Icing Sugar)
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 tablespoon Milk
Instructions
- Take butter and peanut butter in a sauce pan and melt it down on low heat until it is slightly liquidy in texture. Now take it off the heat and add in vanilla extract and mix well. Remove from heat and set aside to cool for 5 minutes.
- Now Add in icing sugar and mix well till it gets thick. Add icing sugar little by little. Add milk to adjust the consistency and mix well.
- Use this frosting for your cakes, cupcakes or cookies.
lijihivy
Hi aarthi
Will this frosting hold shape while pipping.
Pls suggest a frosting which is good for piping swirls.
Aarthi
it will be more like spreadable. it wont hold its shape. it is fudgy
terry belton
i am going to try that fudge and i hope turn out well
Paulette
I have made this Fudgy frosting Twice now, and we love it! Very hard to mess this up. It’s like having a good piece of cake with a piece of peanut butter fudge so good. Thank you for this great recipe.
Kristie
Do you happen to have a picture of this frosting on a cake? I want too use if for a layer cake and I’m wondering how it will hold up between layers.
Peggy
I would love to try this recipe on my next chocolate sheet cake, but I'm not sure I want to use it if it's "orangy." Orange and peanut butter doesn't sound appealing to me. I didn't see anything in the ingredients that would add an orange flavor. Did I miss something?