Everything is better with Aloe Vera!

Yesterday was a beautiful day, it was my fiance’s birthday! Woooohooo, that means I had a excuse to make a cake and why not use three of my favorite ingredients; Aloe, ( of course, lol) chocolate and peanut butter. Seriously, does anyone not like chocolate and peanut butter? I did cheat a little and bought a box mix, a gluten free one I was curious to try out. So if the cake mix is gluten free and all natural, and I added Aloe, does that make this divine goodness healthy? I wish I could say yes, however I know better. It’s OK though, because it is a very special day! Well, I can’t keep something this tasty to myself, so check this out.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Birthday Bliss

Sof’ella Chocolate Cake Mix (1lb. 1oz.)
2/3 cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
3/4 cup AloeAdvanced™ , room temperature
1/2 cup warm water

I followed the instructions on the box, just substituted 3/4 cup AloeAdvanced™ in place of some of the water. Although, just as I typed this, I realized where I messed up. My cakes didn’t come out of the pans very well and I ended up piecing them back together because I didn’t line my pans with wax paper OR parchment paper, Oops, LOL. Didn’t really matter though, because I covered them with peanut butter frosting The recipe for that is:

Peanut Butter Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar
3/4 cup natural creamy peanut butter
5 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup AloeAdvanced™
1/4 cup almond milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Simply just throw it all in a bowl and mix until smooth. You can add more almond milk if you want to be easier to spread.

I ended up making two round cakes and put frosting in between and all over the top. Then as if that wasn’t enough, I added mini peanut butter cups all around the edge. I did this basically because I needed to make it look nicer after struggling to get my cakes out of the pan, hehehehehehe.

March 19, 2010 · Aloe Girl · No Comments
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