Peanut Butter Crunch Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 ounce) package golden butter recipe cake mix
• 1 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 cup water
• 3 large eggs
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 3/4 cup peanut butter chips
• 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips or 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
• 1/2-1 cup chopped peanuts

Recipe

• 1 blend on low speed, (about 30 seconds) cake mix, peanut butter and brown sugar until crumbly.
• 2 reserve 1/2 cup peanut butter mixture; set aside.
• 3 to remaining peanut butter mixture add water, butter and eggs.
• 4 mix at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes on medium speed.
• 5 fold 1/4 cup peanut butter chips and 1/4 cup chocolate chips into batter.
• 6 pour into a greased and floured 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
• 7 in a small bowl, combine reserved 1/2 cup peanut butter mixture, remaining chocolate chips and peanuts.
• 8 sprinkle evenly over batter.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
• 10 immediately sprinkle remaining peanut butter chips.
• 11 gently press into top of cake.
• 12 cool completely in pan on wire rack.