You all should know by now my love for chocolate, but even better…is the combination of peanut butter with my chocolate. When I was a kid, I would sneak a spoonful of peanut butter and dip it into the bag of chocolate chips. My mom did NOT love this little trick.
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Apparently I have passed this love on to my eldest daughter. She recently celebrated a birthday and could not make up her mind about what kind of cake she wanted. She wanted a “grown-up” cake and not a “silly” little girl cake. Then I remembered seeing this cake over at Bakerella. I knew I had to make it for her.
She loved it…and so did I. Really one of the easier cakes I have made. If you like peanut butter and chocolate, you will love this.
For a printable version of this recipe click here.
Peanut Butter Cup Cake
*recipe originally from Parents.com
1 devil’s food cake mix
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2+ cups chopped peanut butter cups
8 oz. dark chocolate, chopped
1 cup heavy cream
1/2 cup peanut butter
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat two 9-inch cake pans with non-stick cooking spray. Line with wax paper and coat paper.
In a large bowl, beat cake mix, eggs, buttermilk and vegetable oil on low for 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 2 minutes. Scrape down sides after 1 minute. Fold in 2 cups of the chopped peanut butter cups.
Pour batter into pans and bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool cakes completely.
Place chopped dark chocolate in a medium bowl. Bring cream just to a boil and then pour over chocolate. Whisk until chocolate melts. Add peanut butter and whisk until smooth.
Trim each cake layer so the tops are flat. Place one layer on a cooling rack and pour 1 cup frosting on top. Spread evenly with a spatula. Add second layer and pour remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Smooth out with spatula.
Allow frosting to set for a minute and gently press remaining chopped peanut butter cup pieces all over top and sides of cake. Place in refrigerator for about an hour to set. Remove and serve.
mmmmmm looks good!
Are you kidding?! an easy cake that looks so great…I can't wait to try it…
I am dieting and you are killing me. ;-)
This is a beautiful cake…who wouldn't want it?! Thanks for sharing it, as perfect birthday cake! Come say hi :D
if i think dark chocolate is the devil can i use milk chocolate?
I'm weeping. This looks wonderful. I'm gonna make it for my husband's bday!
YUMMY!!!! My hubby and I both love chocolate and peanut butter together……and we have birthdays coming up this summer! Thanks for sharing the recipe!
Oh my! My family would adore that cake. It's so elegant too!
Oh! My! Goodness! I, too, love chocolate and peanut butter together. A match made in heaven! Reeses are, hands down, my favorite candy bar! This cake has my name on it!
Unfortunately, I am also dieting and you're killing me, too!
Sorry for ruining the diet ladies! I was recently on a dessert sabattical and now I am making up for lost time. Sorry to drag you down with me :)!
Carly–You mentioning dark chocolate being of the devil reminded me that really dark chocolate is not my favorite either. I used Semi-sweet bakind chocolate instead of dark chocolate and really like how it turned out. I suppose it would taste just as fabulous with milk chocolate if you prefer that too.
This cake looks AMAZING! I can't wait to try it out!!!
OH my this is adding pounds to my thighs just looking at it, I can't wait to try this one out!
Oh my! Yummy!! Thanks for sharing!
YUM! I have nothing more to say! :)
Oh heavens that does look divine! I too love PB and chocolate! Now I am going to have to find an excuse to make this yummy thing!
Looks yummy! Reminds me of this one, which my husband asks me to make him every year on his birthday:
http://picky-palate.com/2009/09/08/the-ultimate-chocolate-layered-reeses-peanut-butter-cup-birthday-cake/
So yum. I liked to dip peanut butter spoons into chocolate chips when I was a kid, too…but my mom's the one who taught me. So that makes it okay, right?? Of course. :)
Yum! My oldest son will love this!!!
Peanut butter and chocolate chips is a delicacy at our house too! My kids (and hubby) eat it all the time. :)
The cake looks fabulous!
Just found your blog and I love it. Oh, and the pb and choc chip trick? I know what you're saying. I still can't keep an open package of choc chips in the house or the pb just calls their name!
Thank you for sharing this!! My dad is obsessed with pb and chocolate combo and I'm thinking this would be perfect to make him for father's day!
I made this cake for a birthday party and it was amazing! Thanks so much for posting this. I thank you, the birthday girl thanks you, my husband thanks you, etc. :)
This looks so good! I am going to try it tomorrow.
I'm just wondering two things..
Is it moist?
And does the peanut butter flavor overpower the chocolate?
Thanks for sharing! I'm excited.
@Michelle–If you love PB and chocolate you will love this. I did not think it was too overpowering, but I really like rich things. It was pretty moist although I liked it a bit better the next day especially after it had been in the fridge.
so going to have to try this one YUMMMY
YUMMY!!! Not sure if I am brave enough to make it though. Pretty sure I would eat more than my fair share! :-)
I’m not much of a baker. Is heavy cream and heavy whipped cream the same thing? Also it didn’t say if the chocolate was semi sweet or unsweeten. please help