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Peanut Butter Crunch Cake

Serves: 15

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Shirley Allen - Morgantown, West Virginia
Bake-Off® Contest 32, 1986
No frosting is needed for this family-pleasing cake, which is also ideal to bring to a potluck or other gathering.


   1 package (1-lb 2.25-oz) pudding-included yellow cake mix
   1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
   1 cup chunky peanut butter
   1 cup water
   1/4 cup oil
   3 eggs
   1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
   1/2 cup peanut butter chips *
   1/2 cup chopped peanuts


Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 13 x 9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine cake mix, brown sugar and peanut butter at low speed until crumbly. Reserve 1/2 cup peanut butter mixture; set aside. To remaining peanut butter mixture add water, oil and eggs; blend at low speed until moistened. Beat 2 minutes at high speed. Stir 1/4 cup of the chocolate chips and 1/4 cup of the peanut butter chips into batter. Pour batter into greased and floured pan.

In small bowl, combine reserved 1/2 cup peanut butter mixture, remaining chocolate chips and peanuts; sprinkle evenly over batter.

Bake at 350°F. for 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Immediately sprinkle with remaining peanut butter chips; gently press into top of cake. Cool completely.

*TIP: Semi-sweet chocolate chips can be substituted for the peanut butter chips.

HIGH ALTITUDE - Above 3,500 feet: Decrease brown sugar to 1/4 cup; increase water to 1 1/4 cups. Add 1/4 cup flour with water, oil and eggs. Bake as directed above.

Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 420; Protein 9g; Carbohydrate 46g; Fat 22g; Sodium 380mg

From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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