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    Home » Recipes » Desserts » Cake

    Buckeye Chocolate Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

    June 3, 2019 By Brandy 2 Comments

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    A classic Texas sheet cake spread with whipped peanut butter frosting and topped with mini buckeye candies. Chocolate peanut butter sheet cake is dessert perfection!

    A classic Texas sheet cake spread with whipped peanut butter frosting and topped with mini buckeye candies. Chocolate peanut butter sheet cake is dessert perfection!

    Texas sheet cake is one of my favorite desserts to make for a crowd. I've been making Your Home Based Mom's Texas sheet cake recipe for years, with a few adaptations. It's quick, it's easy, and it easily makes 32 servings. I love the classic chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, but swapping it out for my homemade peanut butter frosting? Um, yeah. It's incredible.

    Sheet pan chocolate peanut butter sheet cake

    For an added touch I sprinkled mini buckeyes all over mine. The ultimate Buckeye chocolate peanut butter sheet cake. You're welcome, Ohio friends!

    cup of mini buckeye candies

    Funny story: We lived in Ohio for 4 years. It was the first time that either one of us had lived in the Midwest so we really knew nothing about Ohio or college football. We kept seeing OSU flags, bumper stickers, t-shirts, and quickly realized that we had moved to a college town (Columbus, Ohio). The thing that puzzled me was the OSU mascot. What the heck was it? I thought it was a monkey. My husband thought it was a bear. It wasn't until we had lived there for a couple of weeks that we found out that it was a buckeye nut. Ha! Brutus Buckeye. Derrick's coworkers thought it was hilarious when he told them.

    Buckeye candies are found everywhere in Ohio, and for good reason. They are SO yummy! If you don't have access to these (I found mine at a cute country store here in Virginia), you can use mini Reese's cups. Yum.

    slice of chocolate peanut butter sheet cake

    I'm now looking for an excuse to go and pick up a few more packages of these. I'm thinking that Buckeye ice cream would be amazing this summer. How about you?

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    Buckeye Chocolate Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

    (scroll to the bottom for the printable recipe)

    finished sheet pan cake

    Are you ready to make your own?

    unfrosted texas sheet cake

    The chocolate cake bakes up in 30 minutes.

    whipped peanut butter frosting on spatula

    Once the cake comes out of the oven you can get started on the whipped peanut butter frosting. This frosting is delicious on cupcakes, sugar cookie bars, and so many other things!

    frosted chocolate peanut butter sheet cake

    Traditionally, you'd frost a Texas sheet cake while it's still hot, allowing the frosting to melt like ganache. I think this peanut butter frosting is yummy with more of a whipped consistency so I let my cake cool first, but you can do whatever you'd like.

    finished peanut butter sheet cake

    After it has been frosted, sprinkle with 1 ½-2 cups of mini buckeyes.

    slice of chocolate peanut butter sheet cake

    How long does it take to make chocolate peanut butter sheet cake?

    30 minutes of baking time, 30 minutes of cooling time, plus 15 minutes of prep time for a 75 minute cake.

    How many servings are in this chocolate peanut butter sheet cake make?

    32 slices of sheet cake.

    Can you frost the sheet cake while warm?

    Yes, you can frost directly out of the oven and let the frosting melt and set up. I do this with chocolate frosting, but prefer to let the cake cool before frosting with peanut butter.

    I don't have Buckeyes. What other candies can I use for this Buckeye sheet cake?

    Mini Reese's cups, Reese's Pieces, a mixture of peanut butter chips and chocolate chips, or any other chocolate peanut butter combination would be delicious!

    Chocolate Peanut Butter Sheet Cake Printable Recipe

    Buckeye Chocolate Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

    A classic Texas sheet cake spread with whipped peanut butter frosting and topped with mini buckeye candies. Chocolate peanut butter sheet cake is dessert perfection!
     
    5 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 30 minutes minutes
    Cooling: 30 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 32
    Calories: 350kcal

    Ingredients

    Cake

    • 2 cup all purpose flour
    • 2 cup white sugar
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup butter
    • 1 cup water
    • ⅓ cup baking cocoa (cocoa powder)
    • 2 eggs
    • ½ cup milk
    • 1 Tbsp. vinegar
    • 1 teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

    Peanut Butter Frosting

    • 1 cup butter softened
    • 3 cup powdered sugar sifted
    • 1 cup peanut butter creamy
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla
    • 2 Tbsp. milk

    Toppings

    • 2 cup chocolate peanut butter candies

    Instructions

    Cake Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
    • Mix flour, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
    • Heat butter, water, and cocoa powder in a sauce pan over medium heat. Stir as butter melts. Bring to a boil then remove from heat.
    • Slowly pour the butter/chocolate mixture over the dry ingredients. Stir.
    • Mix eggs, milk, vinegar, baking soda and vanilla together in a small bowl. Add to the large bowl and mix until combined.
    • Pour batter into a greased 12" x 17" baking sheet.
    • Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool.

    Frosting Instructions

    • Cream butter and peanut butter in a large bowl. Add sugar, vanilla and milk. Beat on high until fluffy.
    • Spread over cooled cake.

    Notes

    Note: Mini Reese's cups, Reese's Pieces, a mixture of peanut butter chips and chocolate chips, or any other chocolate peanut butter combination would be delicious if you don't have mini Buckeye candies.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 350kcal

     

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. LuAnn says

      August 06, 2023 at 4:22 am

      5 stars
      This recipe looks amazing delicious. Other than using a sheet pan. Is there other ways to make this? I'm well aware that this is a sheet pan cake. Just curious. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us.

      Reply
      • Brandy says

        August 07, 2023 at 8:59 am

        I'm sure it can be made in a 9x13. It would be a thicker cake and the baking time would need to be adjusted. I haven't tried this before so I'm not sure what that time would be.

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