Peanut Butter Buttercream

Name: Peanut Butter Buttercream
Yield: Makes • 3 cups [720 g]
Ingredients: 1 cup [2 sticks or 227 g] unsalted butter, at room temperature; ½ cup [108 g] creamy peanut butter; ¼ teaspoon salt; 2 cups [240 g] confectioners’ sugar; 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon lemon juice

Preparation info

Makes •
3
cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

I adore this buttercream, and especially love it on top of the chocolate sheet cake. The tiny bit of lemon juice brightens the flavor of the peanut butter.

Ingredients

1 cup [2 sticks or 227 g] unsalted butter, at room temperature
½

Cake
Vegetarian

Method

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, beat the butter, peanut butter, and salt on medium speed for about 3 minutes, until light yellow and fluffy. Lower the speed to low and gradually add the confectioners’ sugar. Beat on medium speed, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as necessary, for 2 to 3 minutes, until smooth and creamy. Add the vanilla and lemon juice and mix on