PEANUT BUTTER CUP EARTHQUAKE CAKE

Peanut Butter Cup Earthquake Cake

 

Ingredients

• 1 box of yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups peanut butter
• 2 sticks butter, softened to room temperature
• chocolate syrup
• ¼ cup milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 30 chopped Reese’s peanut butter cups (this size)

Directions

In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 cup of peanut butter, and 1 stick of butter. Spread mixture in a greased 9×13″ baking dish.

In a mixer, cream together 1 stick butter, 1 cup peanut butter, and milk. Slowly add in powdered sugar until frosting is mixed well.

Spoon half of the frosting mixture on top of the cake mix. Add 6-8 large squirts of chocolate syrup.

  

Very gently swirl frosting and syrup into the cake mix. Don’t completely mix. Make sure you get swirls into the edge of the cake pan.

Gently press in half of the chopped peanut butter cups.

Bake cake for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees.

Top cake with remaining frosting, more chocolate syrup, and remaining chopped peanut butter cups.

Enjoy! See the rest of my recipes here.

PEANUT BUTTER CUP EARTHQUAKE CAKE

 

A rich, gorgeous cake with the flavor of chocolatey peanut butter cups!Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

40 mins

Total time

1 hour

 

Author: Leslie @ Lamberts Lately

Serves: 16-20 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 1 Box of yellow cake mix
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 2 cups peanut butter
• 2 sticks butter, softened to room temperature
• chocolate syrup
• ¼ cup milk
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 30 chopped peanut butter cups

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large bowl, mix together cake mix, eggs, 1 cup milk, 1 cup of peanut butter, and 1 stick of butter. Spread mixture in a greased 9x13" baking dish.
2. In a mixer, mix together 1 stick butter, 1 cup peanut butter, and ¼ cup milk. Slowly add in powdered sugar until frosting is mixed well.
3. Spoon half of the frosting mixture on top of the cake mix. Add 6-8 large squirts of chocolate syrup.Very gently swirl frosting and syrup into the cake mix. Don't completely mix. Make sure you get swirls into the edge of the cake pan.
4. Gently press in half of the chopped peanut butter cups.
5. Bake cake for 35-40 minutes at 350 degrees.Top cake with remaining frosting, more chocolate syrup, and remaining chopped peanut butter cups.

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