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Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake

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

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake

This week’s Something Yummy for My Colonel’s Tummy is this delicious Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake.   I made this cake for my daughter when she came home from college a few weeks ago and it was a hit!

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.

How to Make a Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cake

Make sure you print out the recipe below and save it for later!

Ingredients for the Cake: 

  • 1 pkg. yellow or white cake mix with pudding
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/2 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
  • 2/3 cup baking cocoa
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened
  • 5 to 6 tablespoons milk, divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions for the Cake:

  1. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine the cake mix, eggs, peanut butter and milk until smooth.
  2. Then add the chocolate chips.
  3. Pour the batter into a cake pan that has been sprayed with non-stick cooking spray.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  5. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before inverting to cool completely on a wire rack.
  6. Once cake has cooled completely, drizzle the homemade chocolate icing on top.

Instructions for the Chocolate Icing:

  1. Beat 1 cup powdered sugar, cocoa, butter, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until creamy.
  2. Gradually beat in remaining sugar and milk until smooth.
  3. Makes 2 cups total.
  4. Using a spoon, start drizzling the icing over the cake.

You can use your favorite cake pan. I like the look of a cake baked in a bundt cake pan. 

 

Let cool  before pouring the icing on top.

How to Make the Homemade Chocolate Glaze Icing

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.

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.

More Easy Cake Mix Dessert Recipes: 

Yield: 1 cake

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip 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

Ingredients

Ingredients for the Cake:

  • 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

For the Chocolate Icing:

  • 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

Instructions

For the Cake:

  1. In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, combine the cake mix, eggs, peanut butter and milk until smooth.
  2. Then add the chocolate chips.
  3. Pour the batter into a cake pan that has been sprayed with non-stick spray.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
  5. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before inverting to cool completely on a wire rack.
  6. Once cake has cooled completely, drizzle the homemade chocolate icing on top.

For the Chocolate Icing:

  1. Beat 1 cup powdered sugar, cocoa, butter, 2 tablespoons milk and vanilla extract in small mixer bowl until creamy.
  2. Gradually beat in remaining sugar and milk until smooth.
  3. Makes 2 cups total.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 333 Total Fat: 17g Saturated Fat: 7g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 8g Cholesterol: 49mg Sodium: 119mg Carbohydrates: 43g Fiber: 3g Sugar: 34g Protein: 7g
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© Lois
Category: Desserts

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Comments

  6. OH MY! That looks SOOOOooooooooo delicious and could SOOOOOOOooooooo ruin my diet in a heartbeat:O Maybe I'll print the recipe and take it to HI with me that way it wouldn't be just me & hubby eating the whole cake:D

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  10. That cake looks really yummy! We love chocolate and peanut butter. I think I will be making a pizza tonight. We don't have too much planned this weekend as my hubby has to work on Saturday. Have a great weekend!

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  16. That cake looks awesomely delicious.
    Me want cake!! lol

    So how is your Mom coming along??
    and is Olivia home for the whole summer?? Hope yall are having a ball.

    Have a good weekend hon,
    Blessings, Nellie

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  18. Gonna get my step moms recipe for PB Frosting …I'm thinking it would be perfect for this cake! Can't wait to try it!!

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