Why you ask? Why would I go so far as to turn an innocent Chocolate cake into an inside out Reese’s Peanut Butter Cake? Good question…and I don’t know..lol! I finally mastered the exact duplicate and EPIC Peanut Butter flavor that by the grace of God, fills those amazing Reese’s PB Cups and I really just wanted to put it to good use! LOTS of good use!
~Right here >> COPYCAT REESE’S PEANUT BUTTER!
Like “smother an entire Chocolate cake with it and then some”… ‘good use’!
This cake is seriously one of the VERY best cakes I’ve ever had! And it couldn’t be any easier! You will totally feel like you’re sinking your lips into a warm, sweet, heavenly cloud of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups in cake form! You have to try this…if for no other reason than to get a spoon and just eat the frosting…it’s life changing! 🙂
What you’ll need (this recipe will make TWO cakes like the one shown here. You can stack them and make a layer cake, or just have 2 cakes:
TWO 8″ pie pans..ROUND! Sprayed with non-stick spray.
An electric hand mixer..very helpful!
1 box of Chocolate cake mix…your fave
The Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup Frosting:
1-1lb jar of Creamy Peanut Butter
1-1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
a generous ‘pinch’ of IODIZED salt…yes, it HAS to be IODIZED!
Directions:
Bake up your cake into whatever size you like according to YOUR box instructions!
If you want to use up all of this Reese’s Frosting, I suggest baking the entire box into whatever shape cake/cakes you like, or 2-8″ round cakes!
While the cake is in the oven~ make the Copycat Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup ‘Frosting’ :
In a large bowl, mix the Peanut Butter, Powdered Sugar and Salt on medium speed until light in color and fluffy…
About 3-4 minutes at medium speed, worked for me!
If you want to store any leftover Frosting, keep it in a jar inside the fridge 🙂
Take the Cake out and let it cool…
Now..Frost it with that amazing Reese’s Frosting…
Slice into that inside out Reese’s Peanut Butter Cake…
Take that Oh-SOoo dreamy bite! ~Enjoy! 🙂
Some others said they put the PButter icing in the microwave for 15-20 secs and then spread it on the first cake and did them for the second cake and it was much more manageable for spreading. Someone else mentioned they added cream cheese and that made it more creamier.
I make an awesome chocolate cake from the depression era that doesn’t have eggs in it. And I top that with my homemade peanut butter frosting. This recipe isn’t anything special. If you’re going to buy a boxed cake mix, you may as well see if they sell peanut butter frosting.
Right? This is really a recipe for pb frosting.
Had problem with my icing being crumbly. Ended up adding a bit of milk, then some hot water and a little melted butter. Got it spreadable, but was not sweet enough for me even after adding more sugar!
Do not plan on trying any more recipes on Facebook or internet!
This comment is hilarious! As though notifying us all that they won’t try any more online recipes will be oh so insulting. No one cares. Move on. And try not to take things so seriously!
What kind of peanut butter did you use? Mine just dried up and I had to hand 2 tablespoons of butter to moisten it oh
I wonder if adding powdered sugar would have helped
SURELY LOOKS DELICIOUS