Creamy peanut butter frosting belongs on cakes of all types, especially chocolate.

Molly Bolton

Were dreaming of all the ways we can use this ultra-creamy peanut butter frosting.

In fact, the hardest part about this recipe is deciding what you’re going to use it on.

Southern Living Peanut Butter Frosting spread and ready to eat

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And dont skip sifting the powdered sugarits an easy step that will make your frosting that much smoother.

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Frosting

The ingredient list for this peanut butter frosting is rather short.

How To Make Peanut Butter Frosting

Grab your stand mixer.

Southern Living Peanut Butter Frosting ingredients

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With a bit of time and this powerhouse appliance, peanut butter frosting comes together effortlessly.

Give it another quick mix in the stand mixer to make it light and fluffy once again.

Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.

Southern Living Molly Bolton Peanut Butter Frosting mixing the peanut butter and butter

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Add remaining ingredients:

Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt to butter mixture.

Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl once more.

Mix on low speed for 30 seconds, until smooth.

Southern Living Peanut Butter Frosting after adding the rest of the ingredients

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