Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake

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Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake

Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake is the ultimate EASY reese’s cake! Start with a yellow cake mix and add peanut butter to make an easy peanut butter cake. Poke holes all over the cake and drizzle with chocolate ganache. Top the cake with peanut butter chocolate frosting and chopped reese’s cups.

Prep Time20

Cook Time30

Additional Time1

Total Time1 50

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

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Servings: servings

Author: Beth

Equipment

Ingredients

Peanut Butter Cake

3 large eggs
1 ¼ cups (295ml) milk I used skim, whatever you have is good
½ cup (135g) creamy peanut butter
⅓ cup (79ml) vegetable oil
1 box yellow cake mix

Chocolate Ganache

½ cup (118ml) heavy whipping cream
1 cup (170g) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

4 oz (114g) cream cheese room temperature
¾ cup (201g) creamy peanut butter
½ cup (56g) powdered sugar
2 Tbsp milk or heavy whipping cream

Chocolate Frosting

4 Tbsp (57g) unsalted butter softened
1 to 1 ½ cups (113-169g) powdered sugar
2 Tbsp cocoa powder

Topping

Reese's peanut butter cups chopped

Instructions

Peanut Butter Cake

Preheat the oven to 350º F. Spray a 9x13 inch pan with cooking spray.
In a mixing bowl combine the eggs, milk, creamy peanut butter, vegetable oil and yellow cake mix. Beat with an electric mixer until incorporated.
3 large eggs, 1 1/4 cups (295ml) milk, 1/2 cup (135g) creamy peanut butter, 1/3 cup (79ml) vegetable oil, 1 box yellow cake mix
Pour the batter into the cake pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with moist crumbs.
Before the cake cools, use a straw or wooden skewer to poke holes all over the cake.

Chocolate Ganache

Place chocolate chips in a medium sized heat-proof bowl. In a small pot over low heat, heat the heavy whipping cream until just before boiling. Pour the cream over the chocolate chips. Allow the mixture to stand for 1-2 minutes. Use a spatula to stir the mixture until smooth. Pour the ganache evenly over the cake, allowing the ganache to seep into the holes in the cake.
1 cup (170g) semi-sweet chocolate chips, 1/2 cup (118ml) heavy whipping cream

Frosting

In a small mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar, and milk / heavy cream until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
4 oz (114g) cream cheese, 3/4 cup (201g) creamy peanut butter, 1/2 cup (56g) powdered sugar, 2 Tbsp milk or heavy whipping cream
In a separate small mixing bowl, using an electric mixer, beat the butter, cocoa powder, and powdered sugar until smooth, 1-2 minutes.
4 Tbsp (57g) unsalted butter, 2 Tbsp cocoa powder, 1 to 1 1/2 cups (113-169g) powdered sugar
Spread the peanut butter frosting on top of the chocolate ganache. Then add dollops of chocolate frosting on top of the peanut butter frosting, swirling them together. Top the cake with chopped peanut butter cup pieces.
Reese's peanut butter cups

Notes

You can substitute the 4 oz of cream cheese in the peanut butter cream cheese frosting for 1/2 cup (1 stick) of unsalted butter if you'd prefer a buttercream frosting.

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