Butterfinger Snack Cake
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Where are my Butterfinger Candy lovers? Ohhhh, there you are! Being that you love Butterfinger candy bars and peanut butter, this Butterfinger Snack Cake recipe will definitely have you licking your lips!
Loaded with Butterfinger bits, peanut butter cream cheese frosting and peanut butter cake makes this a peanut butter lover’s dream come true!
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You’ll love the crunchy, addicting bits of Butterfinger’s chocolate-covered candy bar! It’s flaky, peanut butter core is generously sprinkled on top of the luscious peanut butter cream cheese frosting.
It’s so peanut buttery, you’ll be in mega PB heaven!
This Butterfinger Snack Cake is an easy snack cake to prepare and that it tastes great all by itself. But we’re talking peanut butter love, right?
With the Butterfinger frosting, we hit the PB jackpot!
Fall is in the air and this yummy dessert falls right into place with the season, if you know what I mean! And just think, Halloween is coming up!
It’s just NOT Halloween without Butterfingers!
Here’s the recipe for Butterfinger Snack Cake! Enjoy!! You may want to try these Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars after the fact!
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Butterfinger Peanut Butter Snack Cake
Ingredients
Peanut Butter Snack Cake
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¾ cup sugar or xylitol
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup buttermilk or almond milk, Greek yogurt or coconut milk
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 6 tablespoons water
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter or almond butter
Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz package cream cheese room temperature
- ¼ to ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon heavy cream or almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ to 2 cups powdered sugar start with least amount and add more if needed
- 5-10 Mini Butterfinger Bars or a large Butterfinger bar, add as much or as little as you want!
- Pinch of Salt, optional
Instructions
Peanut Butter Snack Cake
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
- In another bowl, whisk together the egg, vanilla, buttermilk, oil, water, and peanut butter.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir together to combine. Pour into the baking pan.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool.
- Serve plain or with Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting.
Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
- Use a hand mixer to beat the cream cheese and peanut butter together and beat until fully incorporated.. Add vanilla, powdered sugar and cream and beat until spreading consistency.
- Crush Butterfingers on top of cake and serve when ready!
Other options of toppings on the cake? Use Reese’s peanut butter cups, Crushed Heath Bars or some chopped salty roasted peanuts!
Notes
- For a lighter peanut butter cream cheese frosting, fold in 1 cup of whipped cream or fresh whipped cream into the frosting.
- Without cream cheese - Just omit cream cheese for peanut butter frosting.
