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.