Peanut Butter Cup Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 (18 ounce) package chocolate cake mix
• 3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix)
• 1 (1 lb) bag powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup butter (no substitutes)
• 1 pint heavy whipping cream
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 15 -20 miniature peanut butter cups

Recipe

• 1 bake cake according to package directions.
• 2 cool.
• 3 frosting: cream butter until smooth and fluffy.
• 4 add sugar a little at a time until blended well with the butter.
• 5 add whipping cream (a little at a time) add cocoa powder and blend.
• 6 keep adding the cream until the right consistency (should be smooth and spreadable; not too thin).
• 7 add peanut butter and vanilla and blend until smooth.
• 8 when frosting the cake, spread frosting between layers and add 1/4 cup of crushed peanut butter cups before placing the top layer.
• 9 frost the entire cake with frosting.
• 10 decorate additional peanut butter cups either whole or halves.