Chocolate-Cluster Peanut Butter Cake |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 65 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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A Father's Day favorite! Cook time includes chill time. Ingredients:
1 (515 g) package chocolate cake mix |
3 eggs (or as called for by your cake mix) |
1/3 cup oil (or as called for by your cake mix) |
1 1/3 cups water (or as called for by your cake mix) |
1 cup milk |
1 (100 g) package instant vanilla pudding |
1/2 cup peanut butter |
1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts |
2 ounces squares semisweet baking chocolate, melted |
1 1/2 cups cool whip |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Bake cake mix as directed in 2 9in greased and floured cake pans.
3. Cool 10 minutes, remove from pans.
4. Cool completely.
5. Meanwhile, pour milk in a med bowl.
6. Add dry pudding mix.
7. Beat 2 minutes.
8. Add peanut butter, mix well.
9. Chill until ready to use.
10. Mix peanuts and melted chocolate, stirring until evenly coated.
11. Drop by teaspoonfulls onto a waxed paper covered cookie sheet.
12. Chill 10 minutes or until firm.
13. Place one of the cake layers on a platter, spread with 1 cup of pudding mixture.
14. Cover with 2nd cake layer.
15. Gently stir Cool Whip into remaining pudding mixture.
16. Spread over top and sides of cake.
17. Decorate with chocolate-peanut clusters.
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