Tuesday, March 10, 2020

Peanut Butter Poke Cake

Calling all peanut butter lovers!!!  Today is your lucky day because OH MY WORD do I have a recipe for you. 

We had dinner with friends on Sunday night and I brought a dessert and knowing that there was going to be a crowd and a bunch of kids I decided to try out  this recipe and it did not disappoint!  As I was making it I was was mildly concerned (it seems kind of weird as it's coming together) but everyone loved it and it was UNREAL without being way too much.




What You'll Need
- 1 package chocolate cake mix
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
- dash of salt
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cans (14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- peanut butter cups, nutter butters, etc.


What You'll Do...

  • Step One - Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, adding 1 teaspoon vanilla and salt before mixing batter. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan and then bake and cool completely as package directs.

If you have a helper now is when you can get them cracking eggs, measuring out ingredients, etc. :) 


  • Step Two - Whisk peanut butter and milk until blended. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, poke holes in cake 2 in. apart. Slowly pour 2 cups peanut butter mixture over cake, filling each hole. Refrigerate cake and remaining peanut butter mixture, covered, until cake is cold, 2-3 hours.




Step Three - Combine remaining vanilla and remaining peanut butter mixture; gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach a spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Add toppings as desired. Refrigerate leftovers.




  



It was super fun all sliced up and plated on a large tray with extra cookies and peanut butter cups so if someone wasn't in the mood for a big ol' piece of cake they could still have some peanut butter deliciousness ;)


Happy Tuesday, friends!!!


What You'll Need
- 1 package chocolate cake mix
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
- dash of salt
- 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 cans (14 oz each) sweetened condensed milk
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- peanut butter cups, nutter butters, etc.


What You'll Do...

  • Step One - Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, adding 1 teaspoon vanilla and salt before mixing batter. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan and then bake and cool completely as package directs.
  • Step Two - Whisk peanut butter and milk until blended. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, poke holes in cake 2 in. apart. Slowly pour 2 cups peanut butter mixture over cake, filling each hole. Refrigerate cake and remaining peanut butter mixture, covered, until cake is cold, 2-3 hours.
Step Three - Combine remaining vanilla and remaining peanut butter mixture; gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach a spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Add toppings as desired. Refrigerate leftovers.






















11 comments :

  1. Oh my word... my oldest is a huge fan of chocolate peanut butter cups so this is right up his alley!

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  2. I've been making something very similar for years only at the base is brownies instead of cake and it looks like a few other minor differences. But, you're right, it is always a huge hit!

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  3. This hurts my teeth just looking at it!! But super fun :)

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    1. That was my initial thought too but it's really not overly sweet :)

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  4. Does the bottom of the cake get soggy from the sweetened condensed milk?

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