If you're looking for a rich and decadent dessert that's sure to please all the chocolate and peanut butter lovers in your life, then look no further. This easy-to-make sheet cake recipe ticks all those boxes!
With tastes similar to a candy bar, a small piece of this delicious cake will do the trick!
Chocolate Peanut Butter Poke Cake
Cake
Box of chocolate cake mix
3.9 oz. box of instant chocolate pudding
an extra egg if box mix only calls for 2 eggs
Peanut Butter Sauce
16 oz. jar of creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons water
Frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons or more of milk
Toppings
2 tablespoons chopped peanuts
2 tablespoons chocolate sauce
- Preheat oven according to package directions. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.
- Mix cake according to package directions, adding a total of 3 eggs and the chocolate pudding mix. Bake at the temperature specified on box.
- Remove cake when a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool on a cooling rack.
- Poke evenly spaced holes in the cake with the end of a wooden spoon.
- In a small saucepan, heat peanut butter, butter, and water to make peanut butter sauce. Stir until the peanut butter is melted and drips easily off a spoon.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons of the peanut butter sauce and pour the remaining amount over the cake.
- Put in refrigerator to set. (about 20 minutes)
- Meanwhile make the frosting by mixing powdered sugar, butter, vanilla, and milk together. Add more milk, if needed to get a spreadable consistency.
- Remove cake from refrigerator and spread the frosting on top of the cake.
- Decorate cake by drizzling with reserved peanut butter sauce and chocolate sauce. Then sprinkle chopped peanuts over top of cake.
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