Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Sheet Cake

Submitted by Theresa P

"This is a GREAT cake that can easily go to a pot luck or picnic or just about anywhere else too! It is so good and everyone LOVES it! My family enjoys it and so do all my co-workers. It tastes like a peanut butter cup! It is a MUCH requested recipe. I promise it will be a much requested recipe at your house too if you give it a try!"

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 1 10x15 sheet

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 tablespoons cocoa
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup margarine
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1⁄2 cup buttermilk or 1/2 cup sour milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• FROSTING

• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter (creamy)
• 1 (16 ounce) can store-bought milk chocolate frosting

directions

1. Mix together all the dry cake ingredients in a large bowl.
2. Bring to a boil the water and margarine.
3. Pour over the dry cake mixture and add 2 beaten eggs, 1/2 cup buttermilk and vanilla.
4. Mix well.
5. Coat a 10x15-inch jelly roll pan with a non-stick spray and pour in cake mixture.
6. Bake cake at 350°F for 25 minutes.
7. Frosting: You MUST FROST this cake while still hot/warm from the oven.
8. Mix together well the 1/2 cup peanut butter with the can of milk chocolate frosting in a small bowl.
9. Spread on top of still warm cake.
10. Let cake cool to room temperature and serve.
11. YUM!

Reviews

[German chick]

Made this to satisfy a pb-choc craving and it sure does the trick! I especially love the hint of cinnamon in the cake. An easy-to-make, absolutely delicious cake. Thanks for posting!

 

[wife2abadge]

Very rich and delicious. I think I'd like more peanut butter in the frosting though. I cut mini pb cups in half and pressed half into each piece of cake.

 

[Doglover61aka Earnh]

My DD wanted this for her birthday cake! Everyone loved it & the recipe goes into my keepr file. Thanks!

 

[Laudee]

Absolutely T.D.F.! This easy little gem was a snap to mix up and bake. Wonderful taste and texture. I didn't read the ingredients close enough, and discovered I didn't have canned frosting. I improvised by making my usual fudge frosting, but used a 1/4 cup peanutbutter chips and a 1/4 cup milk choccie chips ... Mmmm, came out pretty darn good! Tis a lovely cake, Theresa, and we thoroughly enjoyed! Thanks for posting ... Be my pleasure to make this one again! Laudee

 

[Zaney1]

Very good! Make sure you sift your flour and beat your eggs!I didn't and ended up with a few flour clumps(small ones) and one piece of cooked egg. I was in a hurry so I thought I would skip that-don't do it.It was a little too chocolately for the non chocolate lovers in my family though so next time I think I will try just a straight PB frosting.Very good. very easy.