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I clipped this recipe from a newspaper years ago. The house smells great while it's cooking. My husband and son enjoy this warm dessert with vanilla ice cream and nuts on top. —Bonnie Evans, Norcross, Georgia
Editor's Note: Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 piece) equals 348 calories, 13 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 160 mg sodium, 55 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 7 g protein.
Originally published as Fudgy Peanut Butter Cake in Quick Cooking September/October 2002, p49
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Reviewed on Aug. 06, 2012 by Shelia Mae
I just LOVED this but it just made a tiny, tiny bit. I think it is made in a little bitty crock pot. Is that correct? What do I need to do to increase the recipe?
Reviewed on Mar. 09, 2012 by MzExpeess
Very disappointing, odd flavor. No one in my adult family liked it and we all "love" dessert. Was a waste of time and ingredients. I'll stick to the original hot fudge cake recipe.
Reviewed on Nov. 23, 2011 by nannyto15
This makes a great dessert warm with ice cream yummyyy
Reviewed on Oct. 19, 2011 by janstarry
Very yummy, except...I forgot to add the sugar to the cocoa mixture. DO NOT leave out the additional sugar (my big boo boo!). Next time I will try adding the chocolate chips, as well. Great dessert~
Reviewed on Oct. 09, 2011 by elgemomof2
I must have done something wrong....It smelled really good and toothpick came out clean, however when I went to cut into it; it was all soupy on the bottom...is that the way it's supposed to be? I cooked it in my mini (1qt) crock and it only has 1 setting for 2 hours....maybe that was the problem. I will have to try it again because what we did it was nummy!
Reviewed on Oct. 08, 2011 by mclehman98
So easy and so yummy! I love that I can put the kids to bed and my husband and I can enjoy this together. I have a larger crock pot (5 or 6 qts?). I 1 and 1/2 the recipe and it worked great. I also added a small handful of chocolate chips and added them between the two layers. There was a lot of melty chocolate, but that is the point, right? This is definitely on my do-again list :)
Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2011 by 2011summer
Could this be baked in an oven?
Reviewed on Oct. 06, 2011 by kihuhn
I haven't tried this, so I won't rate it yet, but it sounds delicious. There were comments about not enough peanut butter flavor, so instead of putting chocolate chips on top of the cake like one reviewer suggested, I will try adding peanut butter chips.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2010 by momax2
I've made this recipe since it came out in the mag . . . absolutely easy and delicious. Makes just enough for my family of four.
Reviewed on Nov. 03, 2010 by WendiLynne
I only had reduced peanut butter and used it even though it wasn't recommended. DON'T DO IT! The cake didn't set up like a cake at all, just an ooey-gooey mess. It smelled wonderful though! I will try again with FULL flavored PB this time.
Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2010 by crazy4recipe
This is nice !!
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2010 by ella016
Very tasty! Peanut butter flavor is mild but it's a warm, gooey cake. Who can resist? I realized my crock pot was going to be too large for the recipe so I made it in the oven set at 200-225 degrees for about 2 hours. Topped with whipped cream, it was delicious! Next time, I would add more peanut butter to increase the PB flavor.
Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2009 by gindon
RE: Fudgy Peanut Butter Cake--This cake is excellent, but I would like to try baking it in the oven. I served it with vanilla ice cream. Yummm! Even if I don't figure out how to do it in the oven, I am definitely going to be using this recipe again.
Reviewed on May. 09, 2008 by enewport
Wonderful! My whole family loved this dessert, I added about 3/4 cup of chocolate chips to the crock pot after the cake mix was in there. I don't know if it made a differnece, but it sure was a tasty treat. This will be a keeper in our home!!!!
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