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Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake

Name: Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 20 servings.
Ingredients: 1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size); 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided; Dash salt; 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter; 2 cans (14 ounces each) sweetened condensed milk; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; Topping: Chopped peanut butter-filled sandwich cookies, peanut butter cups or a combination of the two

9 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + chilling

Makes

20 servings

Updated: Dec. 20, 2022

When my family is planning a get-together, I can count on three or four people asking if I'm bringing this chocolate peanut butter poke cake. If you don't have a chocolate cake mix, use a white or yellow one and stir in 3 tablespoons of baking cocoa. —Fay Moreland, Wichita Falls, Texas

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Ingredients

1 package chocolate cake mix (regular size)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
Dash salt
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
2 cans (14 ounces each) sweetened condensed milk
1 cup confectioners' sugar
Topping: Chopped peanut butter-filled sandwich cookies, peanut butter cups or a combination of the two

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare cake mix according to package directions, adding 1 teaspoon vanilla and salt before mixing batter. Transfer to a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake and cool completely as package directs.
Whisk peanut butter and milk until blended. Using the end of a wooden spoon handle, poke holes in cake 2 in. apart. Slowly pour 2 cups peanut butter mixture over cake, filling each hole. Refrigerate cake and remaining peanut butter mixture, covered, until cake is cold, 2-3 hours.
Combine remaining vanilla and remaining peanut butter mixture; gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to reach a spreading consistency. Spread over cake. Add toppings as desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

Test Kitchen Tips

Try using nutella in place of the peanut butter and adding a Tb of hazelnut liquor to the milk mixture. Top with chopped toasted hazelnuts!

This is incredibly rich and decadent—our staff couldn't keep their hands off it! If you want to lighten it up a bit, though, you can halve the glaze ingredients and use a thinner layer on top.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 360 calories, 16g fat (4g saturated fat), 41mg cholesterol, 312mg sodium, 49g carbohydrate (40g sugars, 1g fiber), 7g protein.

Peanut Butter Chocolate Poke Cake

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