Description
Indulge in this decadent Reese’s Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake, where rich chocolate cake meets a creamy peanut butter filling and a crunchy topping of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 package chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 8 ounces softened cream cheese
- ½ cup melted butter
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare a cake pan by greasing it.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the chocolate cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs. Mix until smooth.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared cake pan.
- In another bowl, mix the creamy peanut butter, softened cream cheese, melted butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- Spoon the peanut butter filling over the cake batter in the pan.
- Using a knife, swirl the filling gently into the cake batter.
- Bake the cake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove the cake from the oven and let it cool slightly before topping it with chopped Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.
- Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy this indulgent delight!
Notes
For an extra touch, serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 620 kcal
- Sugar: 55 g
- Sodium: 500 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 78 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 70 mg
Keywords: Reese’s Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake, chocolate cake, peanut butter dessert, indulgent dessert