Ingredients
- 2 sticks (227 grams) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup (270 grams) creamy peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/8 teaspoon fine salt
- 2 1/2 cups (313 grams) powdered sugar, sifted
Directions
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In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the butter and peanut butter on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed. Add the vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar and continue beating until the frosting is smooth and fluffy, about another 3 minutes.
STORAGE:
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Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for up to 3 months. Let come to room temperature and re-whip in the stand mixer until light and fluffy again. Add a tablespoon or 2 of powdered sugar if it needs to thicken.
Recipe Notes
This makes enough frosting for a two layer cake or 24 cupcakes (or 12 cupcakes with a generous amount of frosting).
How would I make this to stiffen it up so it doesn’t melt as fast?
Hi Amanda! Make sure your butter is at a cool room temperature (about 65-67°F) when creaming. This will help prevent your frosting from being too greasy or runny. Once your cake/cupcakes/etc are frosted, you can store them in the fridge until shortly before serving. The frosting should stay solid and not melt for an hour or more, depending on how hot it is – shorter if in the direct sunlight or if it’s extremely hot, and longer if you can keep it out of direct sunlight and/or it’s not super hot. I hope that helps!
This buttercream was easy to make and tasted delicious!
One of the easiest and best p nut butter icings I have made.
Amazing!! Will never use a different recipe ever again, so creamy and I just used 1 3/4 cups of powdered sugar, love this!
I made this with crunchy peanut butter and used 1 stick of butter and 2 cups of powdered sugar. It was delicious! And super easy to make.
I tried to give 5 stars but it would only let me give4.
Hi Kathi! So happy you enjoyed this frosting! I was able to adjust your rating, so it reflects the 5 stars as you wished 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Delicious! Used it as the filling for a peanut butter cake, with chocolate frosting. My imitation of a peanut butter cup!
Sounds delicious, Emilee!! So happy you enjoyed this frosting recipe!
OMG! This was so delicious! (About 1/2 cup of it didn’t make it onto the cake. LOL ) I will never need another peanut butter frosting recipe. This is the best!!!
So happy you loved this frosting, Chrissy!! 🙂
Could you add chocolate and make it a chocolate peanut butter frosting. It sounds amazing as is but am looking for a chocolate peanut butter frosting and after reading all the great things about this recipe would love to use this but tweak it a bit.
Hi Jacqui! We haven’t tried that, but you’re more than welcome to experiment! Let us know how it goes if you give it a try 🙂
I made a pan of brownies for a neighborhood get together. But they needed something more than just the brownie. And no cocoa powder in the house. Searched Pinterest and found this. It was just the right topping. Everyone loved the peanut butter flavor. Many had more than one! Definitely will add this to my frosting choices from now on!!!
Ooo that sounds amazing! So glad you found our recipe and that everyone loved it! Thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂
Would this work with some colouring added to it? Thinking of making it orange to cover my Reece’s pieces cake… thanks :)!
Hi Sally! We haven’t tried that, but it should work well, especially orange! Let us know what you think of this recipe when you give it a try 🙂
This frosting is so good that my mom, who doesn’t like frosting or peanut butter, loved it and said it was the best part of the cupcakes!!
Wow, that’s incredible! I agree though, I can eat this straight from the bowl 🙂 So happy she loved it!
Used a few PB buttercream recipes and this one is by far the best – I half the recipe so I have plenty of icing for the middle of the cake (I don’t tend to Ice the top). It is very hard to not eat this buttercream out the bowl!! Thank you
So happy you love this recipe, Anna! I tend to make an entire batch, half for whatever I’m baking, and half for eating haha! It’s delicious with graham crackers 🙂 Thanks for the comment!
This is seriously so good! One of the best peanut butter frostings I’ve ever made. Usually I have to add more peanut butter, but this was perfect as is! Will now be my go-to recipe! Thanks Tessa!
So glad to hear that, Holly! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Y’all. SO GOOD! I added a bit of extra vanilla for a richer flavor and sprinkled crumbled Reese’s cups on top of my cake. It was to die for! Boxed cake mix topped with this?!? Amazing!
Yummy!! Sounds absolutely delicious!
This was 100% AMAZING tasting frosting. My whole famiy has been begging me to make it again. Topped chocolate ship cupcakes. Our new favorite by FAR!
Yummy! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed this frosting!
Unbelievable, Topped a chocolate cake with this delicious frosting (best ever) and then poured chocolate over the top!
This PB Frosting is absolutely ah-mazing! It is not overly sweet, and you can certainly pipe it (I added a tablespoon or two of half & half near the end). It went perfectly with a dark chocolate cake that had chocolate mousse between the layers. I used my whisk attachment on my stand mixer, and that helped me to get it super light and fluffy. I had looked at a lot of PB frosting recipes, and I’m so glad I made this one………I do not need to look any further!
So glad you enjoyed this frosting!
“Damn it!” She exclaimed as she stomped her foot.
“Did I get it?” I asked eagerly, seeking redemption after last weeks muffed up peanut butter butter cream frosting.
She took another finger tip off of the spatula and put it in her mouth, “Damn it! That’s too good.”
Redemption at last!
SO delicious!!
Amazing! I put this frosting on a store-bought brownie mix. It was really, Really good! I made a 1/2 quantity and it was too much (but no one complained!)
Husband loved it! Chocolate icing on top of chocolate cake with peanut butter cream in the middle…delicious!
I made this frosting for some banana bread cupcakes with milk chocolate toffee chips in them. The frosting is perfect. A great way to top these cupcakes. These cupcakes are amazing.
I have been looking for a good recipe for peanut butter buttercream icing. I should have known you would provide the best one! Everyone loved it!
This icing is delicious! I made this for my son’s birthday with a chocolate cake and it was so good. Everyone really liked it.
Oh my gosh, its just so good! Tastes like Reeses pieces. Thank you for sharing this recipe 🙂
The perfect peanut butter frosting! Perfectly balanced. Love it. Thank you.
Does this have to be refrigerated? I saw it said store in the fridge but is it okay for a couple of days, at room temperature?
I can`t get the recipe.
I slathered this entire batch of frosting on a 9×13 pan of brownies. WOW. They were the hit of my office potluck and now I need to make another batch for home. SO GOOD!
The taste is out of this world!!! The best buttercream recipe I’ve ever used
I made this peanut butter frosting tonight. I made 21 chocolate cupcakes and a single layer heart shaped chocolate cake. I had enough frosting for everything and a bit extra. This is an amazing recipe. It turned out smooth and fluffy and DELICIOUS!
My kids loved it. Even my daughter who usually doesn’t like frosting.
Bonjour,par quoi remplacer le sucre pour l’épaississement ? de la farine de Coco peut être?, bonne journée
My wife absolutely LOVED this frosting! I made her some devil’s food chocolate cupcakes for Mother’s Day and topped with this peanut butter frosting and a simple semisweet chocolate chip topper. Everyone who tried one praised this frosting. I have a feeling more will be requested very soon. Thank you!
This frosting is perfect blend between buttercream and peanut butter! It was a BIG at work on the brownies I made; they are going to enjoy the frosting on a chocolate cake tomorrow. Thank you, Tessa!
Yay! So pleased to hear that 🙂
Thank you so much for sharing recipes.Great blog!!!
sounds yummy
Every time I make a cake I always feel like I should make different frosting but then I don’t know which one. Saving your recipe for my next cake making 🙂
haven’t ever made butter cream but have eaten a lot of peanut butter and can legitimately claim to be an expert peanut butter taster, so anything like this butter cream that’s a lighter and richer flavor than even peanut butter is wonderful!
haha! 🙂