Peanut Butter Striped Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups water (or milk)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 4 1/2 teaspoons vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus
• 1 tablespoon sugar, divided
• 1 egg
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
• 2 stir in the egg, water, oil, vinegar and vanilla.
• 3 mix well.
• 4 pour into greased 13x9 inch baking pan.
• 5 in a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, 1/3 cup sugar, egg, and salt until smooth.
• 6 stir in chocolate chips.
• 7 drop cream cheese/peanut butter mixture by tablespoons onto the cake batter.
• 8 use a knife to swirl the two batters together, making a marbled effect.
• 9 sprinkle the cake with pecans and 1 tablespoon sugar.
• 10 bake at 350 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted near the center.
• 11 cool on a wire rack before cutting.
• 12 refrigerate leftovers.