Chocolate Peanut Butter Volcano Cake
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
12
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Ingredients for - Chocolate Peanut Butter Volcano Cake

1. Cooking spray -
2. Chopped peanuts - ¾ cup
3. Chocolate cake mix (such as Betty Crocker® Super Moist®) - 1 (15.25 ounce) package
4. Water - 1 ¼ cups
5. Eggs - 3
6. Vegetable oil - ½ cup
7. Peanut butter cups, chopped - 8
8. Confectioners' sugar, divided - 3 ½ cups
9. Cream cheese, softened - 1 (8 ounce) package
10. Peanut butter - ½ cup
11. Butter - ¼ cup
12. Milk - ½ cup
13. Cocoa powder - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate Peanut Butter Volcano Cake

1. Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

2. Stage

Spread chopped peanuts on the bottom of the baking pan.

3. Stage

Mix chocolate cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Fold peanut butter cups into the cake batter. Pour over peanuts in the baking pan.

4. Stage

Mix 2 cups confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and peanut butter in another large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Drop tablespoonfuls of cream cheese mixture over cake batter in the baking pan.

5. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

6. Stage

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add milk and cocoa powder; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and stir in remaining 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Remove from heat and let glaze cool somewhat, 5 to 10 minutes.

7. Stage

Pour glaze over baked cake; glaze will pool in cream cheese craters.