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Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting

A slice of vegan chocolate cake with thick frosting
How to make the world's easiest and most delicious peanut butter cake frosting!
Makes enough to frost a 9" layer cake, top and middle.
Freya
4.93 from 14 votes
Prep 10 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Electric Hand Whisk or standalone mixer

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Butter - vegan, or use margarine, very soft
  • 2 cups Icing Sugar
  • ½ cup Peanut Butter
  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
  • Pinch Sea Salt

Instructions

  • Place the butter and peanut butter into a large mixing bowl and beat well until soft and creamy.
  • Sift over the icing sugar and very slowly mix. I like to start this step by hand because the icing sugar billows up into the air and then it's just a whole new clean up job!
  • Beat the icing into the butter mixture until thoroughly mixed. Add in the vanilla extract and pinch salt.
  • If the mixture isn't quite thick enough, add a little more icing sugar, ¼ cup at a time, until you reach the desired thickness.
  • Icing will set up on standing or when refrigerated, but is easily spreadable at this stage.
  • Will keep stored in the fridge, covered, for up to a week.

Please note that where the recipe asks for milk, butter or yogurt, this refers to any plant-based version that you prefer.

Nutrition Facts
Easy Vegan Peanut Butter Frosting
Amount per Serving
Calories
2541
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
158
g
243
%
Saturated Fat
 
71
g
444
%
Trans Fat
 
4
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
19
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
57
g
Cholesterol
 
244
mg
81
%
Sodium
 
1289
mg
56
%
Potassium
 
771
mg
22
%
Carbohydrates
 
269
g
90
%
Fiber
 
6
g
25
%
Sugar
 
249
g
277
%
Protein
 
30
g
60
%
Vitamin A
 
2836
IU
57
%
Calcium
 
94
mg
9
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.