Description
Indulge in the ultimate peanut butter lover’s dream with this Peanut Butter Cup Explosion Cake. A rich chocolate cake loaded with gooey pockets of melted peanut butter cups, topped with a decadent mix of chocolate and peanut butter chips.
Ingredients
Scale
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
Wet Ingredients:
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup hot water
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 cup mini peanut butter cups
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, combine flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Thin Batter: Stir in hot water to thin out the batter, then fold in half of the peanut butter cups.
- Bake: Pour batter into the pan, top with remaining peanut butter cups, and bake for 30-35 minutes. Let cool.
- Final Touch: Sprinkle with chocolate and peanut butter chips before serving.
Notes
- For best results, use room temperature eggs.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 320mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
Keywords: Peanut Butter Cup Cake, Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake, Gooey Cake Recipe
