Triple-Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cake

By Addie

This rich chocolate cake is layered with peanut butter and topped with its own warm sauce.

Ingredients

• Nonstick cooking spray
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 cup chocolate milk or regular milk
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/2 cup peanut butter-flavor pieces
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate pieces
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• Vanilla ice cream (optional)
• Chocolate bar pieces (optional)

Preparation

Step 1

1. Lightly coat the inside of a 3 1/2- or 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray; set aside.

2. In a medium bowl, stir together flour, 1/3 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, and baking powder. Add chocolate milk, oil, and vanilla; stir just until moistened. Stir in peanut butter pieces, chocolate pieces, and peanuts. Spread batter evenly in the prepared cooker.

3. In another medium bowl, combine 3/4 cup sugar and 2 tablespoons cocoa powder. Gradually stir in boiling water. Carefully pour cocoa mixture over batter in cooker.

4. Cover and cook on high-heat setting for 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.

5. Remove liner from cooker, if possible, or turn off cooker. Let stand, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes to cool slightly. To serve, spoon pudding cake into dessert dishes. If desired, top with ice cream and chocolate bar pieces.
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REVIEWS:

I think this cake is really good!

I substituted the peanut butter chips for butterscotch morsels and substituted the peanuts for english walnuts. this desert was absolutely deliscious !!!

I've made this twice now for work and plan to make it again next week for my sister's birthday. The first time I made it I followed the recipe but increased it by half and there wasn't enough! The hungry guys I work with at UPS gobbled it up. Second time I doubled it and changed to pecans and coconut flakes with milk chocolate chips, same result, only a spoonful for me! I use a 6-qt crock pot and it has come out perfect after 2 hours.

I thought this cake was absolutely delicious! I don't like peanuts, so I left those out. I served it with vanilla ice cream which did a great job balancing out the richness of the cake. I will be making this again and again! Yum!

This was a ok recipe I think it would be alot better if you leave out the peanuts they give it an odd texture.