Chocolate-Peanut Butter Dump Cake

Name: Chocolate-Peanut Butter Dump Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 15 servings.
Ingredients: 1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix; 1-3/4 cups 2% milk; 1 package chocolate cake mix or devil's food cake mix (regular size); 6 packages (1-1/2 ounces each) peanut butter cups, chopped; 3/4 cup peanut butter chips; 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup chopped unsalted peanuts; Vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream, optional

I am a huge fan of the chocolate-peanut butter combination. I'm also a fan of easy recipes, including dump cakes. On occasion, I've omitted the peanut butter chips and used 1 1/2 cups of semi-sweet chocolate chips with very tasty results. —Lisa Varner, El Paso, Texas

Ingredients

1 package (3.9 ounces) instant chocolate pudding mix
1-3/4 cups 2% milk
1 package chocolate cake mix or devil's food cake mix (regular size)
6 packages (1-1/2 ounces each) peanut butter cups, chopped
3/4 cup peanut butter chips
3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped unsalted peanuts
Vanilla ice cream or sweetened whipped cream, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 13x9-in. baking pan. In a large bowl, combine pudding mix and milk until blended. Stir in cake mix (batter will be thick). Fold in peanut butter cups, peanut butter chips and chocolate chips. Spread into prepared pan. Sprinkle with peanuts.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs, 20-25 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Serve with ice cream or whipped cream if desired.

Test Kitchen tip

This indulgent dessert is like a cross between a cake and brownie.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 349 calories, 14g fat (6g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 373mg sodium, 51g carbohydrate (33g sugars, 3g fiber), 7g protein.

Originally published as Chocolate-Peanut Butter Dump Cake in Simple & Delicious February/March 2019

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watsonl1

Mar 15, 2019

This is a very good and easy dessert. My 11 year old daughter made it by herself. It is a very rich dessert so be prepared for that. Also, the bake time was much longer than indicated - had to keep an eye on it and it took about 20 minutes longer to get done.
Grammy Debbie

Mar 13, 2019

Delicious, I had miniature chocolate/peanut butter cups I'd bought at the Mennonite store that I used instead of chopping up large peanut butter cups. Also, left off the peanuts on top and just sprinkled on a few more miniature peanut butter cups. So good!
krindfleisch

Mar 10, 2019

Good ... definitely a keeper. However, I did have to bake it longer than the 20-25 minutes suggested.
SuSey22

Jan 10, 2019

My Husband and my future son in-law love chocolate