Peanut Butter Cake w/ Whipped Peanut Butter Frosting (2024)

FAQs

Why is my peanut butter frosting to runny? ›

Add more confectioners' sugar. A few spoonfuls of confectioners' sugar can quickly thicken your frosting mix. However, be careful not to add too much extra powdered sugar since it can change the flavor from a nutty peanut butter flavor to an overbearingly sweet sugar taste.

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Why Did My Peanut Butter Frosting Separate? Frosting separates when the ingredients are either too hot or too cold. Make sure you start with room-temperature butter that's soft to the touch but not melting. Your peanut butter should also be at room temperature before making the frosting.

Any other fat, including vegetable oils, can be used to thin peanut butter. Each, of course, may add something to the mix -- like different flavors -- so you'd probably want something neutral, like peanut oil. I generally dilute my peanut butter with olive oil. You can also add honey to it.

According to The National Peanut Board, an unopened jar of peanut butter can last six to nine months at room temperature. Once opened, they say that it can last two to three months in the pantry before you should move it to the fridge, where it can maintain quality for another three to four months.

Microwaving canned frosting to turn it into a pourable glaze is a clever technique, but less successful with doctored frosting because the additions don't necessarily melt in the same amount of time or in the same way.

The Scoop on Jif^® Whipped Peanut Butter

But the good news is, you've still got plenty of delicious options. (HINT: Scroll down.) BONUS TIP: If fluffy peanut butter is what you're after, create your own version of Jif^® whipped peanut butter at home with your electric mixer or food processer.

Whip it good.

Without even adding any other ingredients, this will aerate the frosting for a fluffier consistency.

What is a serving size of peanut butter? ›

Packaging often lists a single serving of peanut butter as 2 tablespoons (32 grams), roughly the amount needed to make a peanut butter sandwich. Like all other types of nut butter, peanut butter is high in calories, and has 191 calories per serving.

You'll get about 267 calories from one slice of toast with 2 tablespoons of peanut butter. This is a little high for a snack, according to MedlinePlus, but makes a good basis for breakfast or lunch.

There are 1369 calories in 4 Peanut Butter Sandwich.

1. Add powdered sugar. To thicken your royal icing, add more sifted powdered sugar—a couple of tablespoons at a time—until the icing reaches your desired consistency.

Most frostings are made with powdered sugar (otherwise known as confectioners' sugar or icing sugar), which contains cornstarch to prevent it from caking. Adding more powdered sugar can be an effective way and the easiest way of absorbing too much liquid to achieve thicker frosting.

If you are trying to avoid any sweetness to your frosting you could try some cream of tartar or some cornstarch mixed with a little milk. You can also whip heavy cream to stiff peaks and fold into the softened cream cheese. People use gelatin to thicken and set whipped cream frostings.

Instead, if you find yourself with runny icing, there's a trick that doesn't involve altering your recipe at all: Simply chill your frosting in the fridge to firm it back up to an undeniably silky, thick consistency.