Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Filling

Name: Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Filling
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 12 servings.
Cuisine: Comfort Food Desserts, Comfort Food Recipes
Ingredients: 1 package devil's food cake mix (regular size); 4 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter; 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar; 1 cup whipped topping; 1 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

I'm a chocoholic and my kids love peanut butter, so a sweet slice of this cake is a real treat for all of us. A boxed mix cuts down on preparation time for busy moms like me. -Fran Green, Linden, New Jersey

Ingredients

1 package devil's food cake mix (regular size)
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
1 cup whipped topping
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions. Pour into a greased and floured 10-in. fluted tube pan. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.
In a small bowl, beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in peanut butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping.
Split cake in half horizontally; place bottom layer on a serving plate. Spread with the peanut butter mixture. Top with remaining cake. Refrigerate until chilled.
In a small heavy saucepan, bring cream to a boil. Reduce heat to low. Stir in chocolate chips; cook and stir until chocolate is melted. Refrigerate until spreadable. Frost top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until serving.

Editor's Note

Reduced-fat peanut butter is not recommended for this recipe.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 345 calories, 19g fat (10g saturated fat), 32mg cholesterol, 337mg sodium, 40g carbohydrate (24g sugars, 2g fiber), 4g protein.

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sugarcrystal

Dec 13, 2013

This cake was good, but the peanut butter flavor wasn't strong enough for me. I think next time I'll make a peanut butter chocolate frosting and just do a vanilla cream cheese filling.
Houston4801

Apr 3, 2012

I use canned frosting to save time...we call it the number 11 cake...better than a ten!
sabrina_m_haynes

Nov 2, 2011

frosting was a mess, maybe whipping it first would have helped, its just running all over the place
jazybell

Feb 17, 2010

I made this for my co-workers and it was a huge hit. Everyone who tried it loved it and it was super easy to make.
rnks06

Jun 11, 2009

I made this cake with a dark chocolate boxed cake mix and it was great. I think next time I will add a bit more peanut butter since I am addicted to it. It was very easy to make.
JudyLGB

Apr 2, 2009

I am wondering about the nutritional values also. Have they been posted?
LRobb

Apr 2, 2009

Nutritional values?
smitcher99

Feb 7, 2009

My family loves this cake, but to save time I use store-bought chocolate frosting and no one is the wiser! It is definitely at its best if made a day ahead of time.s_mitchell
j_banyay

Jan 18, 2009

I think this recipe failed to include a key step for making the icing: you have to whip the whipping cream icing after you take it out of the fridge. Otherwise it is all runny instead of fluffy.