Low Sugar Peanut Butter Cake Recipes

PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
• Whisk flour, white sugar, and baking soda together in a bowl. Beat 1/2 cup milk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract into flour mixture using an electric mixer on low until smooth.
• Cook and stir water, 1/2 cup butter, vegetable oil, and 1/2 cup peanut butter together in a saucepan over medium heat until smooth, about 5 minutes. Stir peanut butter mixture into flour mixture until batter is well mixed; pour onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup peanut butter together in a saucepan over medium heat until smooth; add 1/3 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Whisk confectioners' sugar into mixture until icing is smooth, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour icing over warm cake.

LIGHT PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, water, eggs and applesauce. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Beat on medium speed for 2 minutes. Transfer to a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. , Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Immediately drop small amounts of peanut butter over hot cake; return to the oven for 1 minute. Carefully spread peanut butter over cake. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a small bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 1 minute. In a small bowl, beat cream cheese and peanut butter until smooth. Gradually beat in pudding. Beat in half of the whipped topping; fold in remaining whipped topping. Frost cake. Store in the refrigerator.

LOW SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray 13x9-inch cake pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Sift together dry ingredients onto a large sheet of tin foil.
• In a large bowl, add peanut butter, eggs, milk , and vanilla Mix on medium speed until blended.
• Gradually add flour mixture to the peanut butter mixture and mix at medium speed until both mixtures are thoroughly combined, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Add chocolate chips and mix by hand.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Set on wire rack to cool.
• Using the handle of a large wooden spoon, poke 25-30 "pudding holes" into cake.
• While cake continues to cool, start on topping.
• For topping, heat 2 cups skim milk over medium heat until just hot, about 10 minutes-DO NOT ALLOW TO BOIL.
• Add pudding mix to milk and stir constantly with a wire whisk until pudding begins to boil.
• Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes, stirring twice.
• Very slowly and gradually pour pudding over the cake making sure that pudding sinks into the "pudding holes.".
• To prevent "skin" from forming on top of the pudding, immediately put plastic wrap over cake, placing it directly on the pudding (it will peel off fine without disturbing the pudding later).
• Chill one hour before serving.
• *Note-For thicker topping, use two 1.3 oz boxes of pudding and 4 cups of skim milk. Follow same instructions for preparing topping above.

LOW-SUGAR PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CHEESECAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix sweetener, peanut butter, and cream cheese together in a small bowl until filling is smooth. Spread peanut butter filling onto the bottom of the pie crust.
• Place chocolate in the top of a double boiler over simmering water. Stir frequently, scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching, until chocolate is melted, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place sweetener and cream cheese for chocolate filling into a small mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until soft. Add milk slowly; mix with a wire whisk until smooth. Add melted chocolate. Stir well. Add eggs and vanilla extract; mix until well blended. Pour into the pie crust on top of peanut butter mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, 20 to 25 minutes. Chill for about 2 hours before serving.