One of my kids is obsessed with PB&J’s, so last week I made this peanut butter and jelly sandwich cake.
I took one of my family’s favorite ingredients, gooey, creamy peanut butter, and recreated it as frosting. Then I added sweet jelly spread between two pieces of sweet cake to create a fun peanut butter and jelly sandwich birthday cake. What a hit this was!
A cake that looks like slices of bread and peanut butter frosting was perfect for turning one of the all-time favorite food combinations into a cake.
Childhood dreams unlocked!
Peanut Butter And Jelly Sandwich Cake Recipe
Equipment
- Square pan 6x6 is a good size for this cake
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- baking spray
- 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1 box white cake mix plus required ingredients
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons milk
- 3/4 cup jam or jelly your choice of flavor - Iused rhubarb jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray square cake pan and line with parchment paper, then spray again. Make the cake mix and fill the pan half full. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, about 30 to 35 minutes.
- Let the cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a rack and cool completely. Transfer the cake to a work surface. Trim off the top using a serrated knife.
- Using the same pan (unless you have another), repeat the steps above. We made 3 layers of cake from the box mix. As the cakes are cooling, make the peanut butter frosting.
- In a medium bowl, combine the butter and peanut butter, beating with a mixer until smooth. Alternate adding the confectioners’ sugar and milk, beating after each addition, until the frosting is fluffy and smooth.
- Carefully place a cake layer on a plate or stand.
- Spread a thick layer of peanut butter frosting on the bottom cake layer, then spread the jam or jelly on top of the frosting. Top with a second cake layer. You can stop here if you’d like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich cake with only 2 layers, or continue like we did, and frost the second layer with peanut butter frosting and jelly, then top with the remaining cake layer.
Notes
- For peanut allergies, this cake can be customized with any type of nut butter; even a layer of honey would be a good substitute.
Serving the Peanut Butter & Jelly Cake
To serve up the sandwich cake, cut the cake in half diagonally and then each half into fourths to yield 8 small slices of cake.
Watch the nostalgia come to life as you enjoy PB&J slices of this treat!
This was a fun birthday idea, but would also be a great and sweet way to surprise the kids after the first week back to school. Making a beloved food sweeter is always a great recipe idea.
Photography by Athena Plichta.