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peanut butter cake with peanut butter glaze and chocolate chips

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cake


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Description

Delicious peanut butter cake with chocolate chips inside topped with peanut butter glaze and chocolate and peanut butter chips! A perfectly indulgent dessert recipe!


Ingredients

Units Scale
  • 15.25 oz package yellow cake mix (I used Pillsbury)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

For the glaze:

  • 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup peanut butter chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Brush a bundt pan generously with vegetable oil.
  3. In a stand mixer (affiliate link) combine cake mix, water, 1/2 cup peanut butter and eggs on medium speed until uniform.
  4. Stir in 1 cup chocolate chips.
  5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake for 50-55 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.
  6. Cool 15 minutes in pan.
  7. Loosen cake from side of pan if necessary and invert onto cooling rack.
  8. Cool an additional 30 minutes.
  9. To make the glaze combine 3 tablespoons peanut butter with milk until smooth.
  10. Add powdered sugar and mix.
  11. If glaze is too thick add up to an additional tablespoon of milk.
  12. Drizzle glaze over cake and sprinkle with remaining chocolate and peanut butter chips.

Notes

Store leftover cake wrapped in plastic wrap or in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature.

Freeze cake as a whole or in individual slices by wrapping tightly in plastic wrap then aluminum foil or in a freezer bag. Freeze cake for up to 3 months.

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 50 mins
  • Category: Dessert
  • Method: baking
  • Cuisine: American

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 372
  • Sugar: 35.1 g
  • Sodium: 127.1 mg
  • Fat: 21.5 g
  • Carbohydrates: 41.7 g
  • Protein: 8.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 55.9 mg
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