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    Home » Recipes » Cakes

    Butterfinger Snack Cake

    Published: Sep 17, 2019 · by Kim Lange · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Butterfinger Peanut Butter Snack Cake
    Butterfinger Peanut Butter Snack Cake
    Butterfinger Peanut Butter Snack Cake
    Butterfinger Peanut Butter Snack Cake
    Butterfinger Peanut Butter Snack Cake

    Where are my Butterfinger Candy lovers? Ohhhh, there you are!  Being that you love Butterfinger candy bars and peanut butter, this Butterfinger Snack Cake recipe will definitely have you licking your lips!

    Loaded with Butterfinger bits, peanut butter cream cheese frosting and peanut butter cake makes this a peanut butter lover's dream come true!

    Butterfinger Snack Cake

    You'll love the crunchy, addicting bits of Butterfinger's chocolate-covered candy bar!  It's flaky, peanut butter core is generously sprinkled on top of the luscious peanut butter cream cheese frosting.

    Butterfinger Snack Cake

    It's so peanut buttery, you'll be in mega PB heaven!

    This Butterfinger Snack Cake is an easy snack cake to prepare and that it tastes great all by itself.  But we're talking peanut butter love, right?

    With the Butterfinger frosting, we hit the PB jackpot!

    Butterfinger Snack Cake

    Fall is in the air and this yummy dessert falls right into place with the season, if you know what I mean!  And just think, Halloween is coming up!

    It's just NOT Halloween without Butterfingers!

    Butterfinger Snack Cake

    Here's the recipe for Butterfinger Snack Cake! Enjoy!!  You may want to try these Healthy Chocolate Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars after the fact!

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    Butterfinger Peanut Butter Snack Cake

    Butterfinger Peanut Butter Snack Cake

    Kim Lange
    Wait till you taste this yummy Butterfinger Peanut Butter Snack Cake! Loaded with Butterfinger bits, peanut butter cream cheese frosting and peanut butter cake makes this a peanut butter lover's dream come true!
    5 from 10 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 30 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 9 Servings
    Calories

    Ingredients
      

    Peanut Butter Snack Cake

    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • ¾ cup sugar or xylitol
    • ¾ teaspoon salt
    • ¾ teaspoon baking powder
    • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
    • 1 large egg
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ½ cup buttermilk or almond milk, Greek yogurt or coconut milk
    • ¼ cup canola oil
    • 6 tablespoons water
    • ½ cup creamy peanut butter or almond butter

    Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

    • 4 oz package cream cheese room temperature
    • ¼ to ½ cup creamy peanut butter
    • 1 tablespoon heavy cream or almond milk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • 1 ¼ to 2 cups powdered sugar start with least amount and add more if needed
    • 5-10 Mini Butterfinger Bars or a large Butterfinger bar, add as much or as little as you want!
    • Pinch of Salt, optional

    Instructions
     

    Peanut Butter Snack Cake

    • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
    • In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
    • In another bowl, whisk together the egg, vanilla, buttermilk, oil, water, and peanut butter.
    • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir together to combine. Pour into the baking pan.
    • Bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool.
    • Serve plain or with Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting.

    Butterfinger Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

    • Use a hand mixer to beat the cream cheese and peanut butter together and beat until fully incorporated.. Add vanilla, powdered sugar and cream and beat until spreading consistency.
    • Crush Butterfingers on top of cake and serve when ready!
      Other options of toppings on the cake? Use Reese’s peanut butter cups, Crushed Heath Bars or some chopped salty roasted peanuts!

    Notes

    • For a lighter peanut butter cream cheese frosting, fold in 1 cup of whipped cream or fresh whipped cream into the frosting.
    • Without cream cheese - Just omit cream cheese for peanut butter frosting.
    Keyword butterfinger, cream cheese frosting, fall baking, halloween, peanut butter, peanut butter cake, peanut butter frosting,, snack cake
    Tried This Recipe?Let us know how it was by commenting below!
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    About Kim Lange

    Hi! I'm Kim! As you may know, I'm cookie, brownie and chocolate obsessed! You'll find hundreds of decadent and healthy dessert recipes to choose from here! So, let's bake something easy and never forget the chocolate!

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    1. Kim Lange says

      September 24, 2019 at 1:47 pm

      Definitely! Thanks so much Laura!

    2. Laura says

      September 24, 2019 at 12:25 pm

      Oh, heck, yes! All the peanut butter I need! These look perfect! All my favorites in every bite!

    3. Kim Lange says

      September 22, 2019 at 1:33 pm

      Thank you so much Kelly! Butterfingers are beloved for sure! xo

    4. Kelly | Foodtasia says

      September 22, 2019 at 10:16 am

      Kim, this looks heavenly! That peanut butter cake and my favorite candy bar! YUM!

    5. Catherine says

      September 19, 2019 at 9:50 pm

      This really is peanut butter heaven, Kim!! I could scarf all of these snack cakes down in about five minutes, they look way TOO good!! 😀

    6. Katherine | Love In My Oven says

      September 19, 2019 at 4:42 pm

      Toffee and chocolate flavours are my JAM. This looks so addicting, Kim!!! I'd be snacking all day long!

    7. Kim Lange says

      September 19, 2019 at 12:51 pm

      Thank you so much Davorka! xo

    8. 2pots2cook says

      September 19, 2019 at 12:01 pm

      Mega yummy ! Mega thank you 🙂

    9. Kim Lange says

      September 19, 2019 at 10:56 am

      I could definitely see this in front of you any given day! LOL! Thank you so much Kelsie! xo

    10. Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen says

      September 19, 2019 at 10:15 am

      This is my new fave of yours. I'm dying a little bit that I don't have a slice in front of me! It looks SOOO GOOD!

    11. Kim Lange says

      September 19, 2019 at 8:38 am

      I know the feeling of raiding the kids' bags! hahaha! Valentina, deeming it 'snack cake' definitely means you can have more. Thank you!! xo

    12. Valentina says

      September 19, 2019 at 1:30 am

      I LOVE that you call this "snack cake!" I mean if just a snack, I can have a dozen of them! Butterfingers are so good, and yes Halloween = Butterfingers! I've been known to raid my kids' bags after trick-or-treating. 😉

    13. Kim Lange says

      September 18, 2019 at 11:31 am

      Ikr! Can never have enough Butterfingers! Thank you Kelly! xo

    14. Kelly @ Kelly Lynns Sweets and Treats says

      September 18, 2019 at 9:34 am

      Nobody lays a finger on my Butterfinger!! Hahaha. I want these ALL for myself! Looooove Butterfingers! Pinning!!

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