Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Cake

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Slow Cooker Peanut Butter Cake

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Peanut butter cake topped with chocolate syrup and Reese's mini peanut butter cups in a slow-cooker

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Recipe Data

10
Servings
15min
Prep
2hr15min
Total

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    Description

    Peanut butter and chocolate lovers, get ready to be swept off your feet. This beyond-easy cake actually "bakes" in a slow cooker. 

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    Servings and Ingredients

    Ingredients
    Serves 10
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    1 (18.25 oz) box Hy-Vee yellow cake mix
    1 c. water
    3 Hy-Vee large eggs
    ½ c. Hy-Vee creamy peanut butter
    ⅓ c. Hy-Vee unsalted butter, softened
    ½ c. plus 3 tbsp Hy-Vee chocolate syrup, divided
    20 Reese's miniature peanut butter cups

    Things To Grab

    • 4-quart slow-cooker
    • Hy-Vee nonstick cooking spray
    • Large bowl
    • Electric mixer
    • Medium bowl
    • Butter knife
    • Wire cooling rack

    Directions

    1. Spray 4-quart slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
    2. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, water, eggs, peanut butter and butter with electric mixer on low speed for 2 minutes.
    3. To make chocolate fudge batter, place 2/3 cup of the batter in medium bowl; stir in 1/2 cup chocolate syrup.
    4. Spoon half of the peanut butter batter in the slow cooker, followed by all of the chocolate fudge batter. Top with remaining peanut butter batter. Swirl with a knife in a circular motion.
    5. Cover and cook on HIGH for 2 hours. Remove ceramic base from slow cooker and cool 15 minutes on a cooling rack.
    6. Drizzle with remaining 3 tablespoons chocolate syrup and top with peanut butter cups before serving.

    Nutrition facts

    Servings

    500 Calories per serving
    1 slice

    Amounts Per Serving

    • Total Fat: 23g
    • Cholesterol: 75mg
    • Sodium: 460mg
    • Total Carbohydrates: 66g
    • Protein: 8g

    Daily Values

    0%
    Vitamin A 6%
    0%
    Vitamin C 0%
    0%
    Iron 10%
    0%
    Calcium 4%

    Recipe Source:

    Hy-Vee Big Holiday Food Book 2016.