Name: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 pkg. yellow or white cake mix with pudding; 1 cup milk; 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter; 1 tsp. vanilla extract; 3 eggs; 2 cups chocolate chips; Ingredients for the Homemade Chocolate Icing:; 3 cups sifted powdered sugar, divided; 2/3 cup baking cocoa; 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened; 5 to 6 tablespoons milk, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake - starts out with a cake mix but you add delicious creamy peanut butter and chocolate chips to the batter. Then make this easy homemade chocolate glaze icing to top it all off with...it's amazing!

Let me show you how another cake mix hack recipe that uses a cake mix as an ingredient.

You can really taste the peanut butter in this cake. The best thing about this recipe is it starts off with a cake mix and then I topped it with a very easy homemade chocolate glaze icing. Your family is going to love it as much as mine did.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake using Cake Mix

You'd never guess that this delicious cake that I'm sharing with you today ispart of my Cake Mix Baking Secrets. There's no shame in using a cake mix as the base of a great dessert. In fact, I've done it many times!

One of the secrets to using a cake mix for your baking is to top the cake with a homemade icing or glaze. This chocolate glaze recipe comes together really quick and tastes amazing.

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Ingredients for the Cake:

1 pkg. yellow or white cake mix with pudding
1 cup milk
½ cup creamy peanut butter
1 teaspoon. vanilla extract
3 eggs
2 cups chocolate chips

Ingredients for the Homemade Chocolate Icing:

3 cups sifted powdered sugar, divided
⅔ cup baking cocoa
½ cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
5 to 6 tablespoons milk, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Step-by-Step Instructions

Step 1: Prepare the Cake Mix Batter

In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine the cake mix, eggs, peanut butter and milk until smooth.
Then add the chocolate chips.
Pour the batter into a cake pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.

Step 2: Baking Instructions

Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Cool in pan for 10 minutes before inverting to cool completely on a wire rack.
Once cake has cooled completely, drizzle the homemade chocolate icing on top.

Step 3: Prepare the Homemade Chocolate Glaze Icing

Beat 1 cup powdered sugar, cocoa, butter, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until creamy.
Gradually beat in remaining sugar and milk until smooth.
Makes 2 cups total.
Using a spoon, start drizzling the icing over the cake, allowing it to drip down the sides like shown in the photo below.

Tips for Icing a Cake:

Allow the cake to cool completely before even attempting to pour the glaze on top. If you don't, the glaze will not properly cling because the cake is too warm.
Place the cooled cake on top of the serving platter. Gently lift the edges of the cake and place pieces of parchment paper underneath.
Then pour the glaze on top of the cake and allow the excess to collect on the parchment paper.
Remove parchment paper before serving.

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Yield: 1 cake

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake recipe from a cake mix with added peanut butter and chocolate chips topped with homemade chocolate icing.

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes