Description
Dump cake with peanut butter cups brings pure chocolate and peanut butter comfort straight to your dessert table. Chocolate lovers will devour this simple, rich treat that comes together faster than you can grab a fork.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1.5 cups chopped peanut butter cups
Binding Ingredients:
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 115 g unsalted butter, melted
Accent Ingredients:
- 175 g milk chocolate chips
- Optional: whipped cream
- Optional: vanilla ice cream
Instructions
- Coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick spray at 350°F, ensuring complete surface coverage for easy cake removal.
- Spread 1 cup creamy peanut butter across the entire bottom of the dish, creating a smooth, even layer.
- Scatter ¾ cup chopped peanut butter cups directly over the peanut butter base, distributing them evenly.
- Drizzle the entire 14-ounce can of sweetened condensed milk across the candy layer, allowing it to create random dripping patterns.
- Sprinkle the full box of dry chocolate cake mix over the surface without mixing or disturbing the layers underneath.
- Pour ½ cup melted unsalted butter across the dry cake mix, ensuring maximum cake mix coverage.
- Distribute 1 cup milk chocolate chips and remaining ¾ cup chopped peanut butter cups across the top of the cake.
- Bake at 350°F for 38 minutes, watching for a bubbly and slightly crisp surface that indicates complete cooking.
- Remove from oven and let the cake rest for 12 minutes to allow layers to settle and flavors to meld.
- Serve warm, optionally topping with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or dollop of whipped cream.
Notes
- Use room temperature ingredients to help everything blend smoothly and prevent clumping in the cake mix.
- Choose a creamy, smooth peanut butter for the best base layer that spreads easily across the baking dish.
- For a gluten-free version, swap the chocolate cake mix with a gluten-free cake mix and check that your peanut butter cups are also gluten-free.
- Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days, and warm slightly before serving to restore the cake’s soft texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
- Category: Dump Cakes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 609
- Sugar: 49 g
- Sodium: 325 mg
- Fat: 38 g
- Saturated Fat: 15 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 20 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 57 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 10 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg