Peanut Butter Fudge Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 1/2 ounce) box devil's food cake mix
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups chopped peanut butter cups, plus more to garnish (about 8 oz)
• 8 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350.
• 2 coat 2 9" cake pans with cooking spray. line with waxed paper and coat paper.
• 3 in a large bowl, beat cake mix, eggs, buttermilk and oil on low speed for 30 seconds.
• 4 increase to medium and beat 2 more minutes, scraping sides of bowl after 1 minute.
• 5 fold in 2 cups of peanut butter cups.
• 6 divide batter between prepared pans.
• 7 bake for 34 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 8 cool in pans on wire racks for 15 minutes.
• 9 turn out cakes and cool completely.
• 10 place chopped chocolate in medium bowl.
• 11 bring cream just to boil and pour over chocolate.
• 12 whisk until chocolate melts. add peanut butter and blend until mixture is smooth.
• 13 trim top of cake layers flat.
• 14 use 1 cup of frosting for between cake layers. pour remaining over top of cake and allow to drizzle down sides. smooth with spatula.
• 15 chill for 1 hour to set.
• 16 garnish with peanut butter cups if desired.