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Crunchy-Topped Peanut Butter Cake

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 31, 2014
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Peanut butter lovers, you’ve met your match. This cake is filled to the brim with creamy peanut butter and chopped honey-roasted peanuts. Did we mention the peanut butter and chocolate glaze?

Crunchy-Topped Peanut Butter Cake

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 3 hr 35 min
  • Servings 16
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

Cake

  • 1 cup coarsely chopped honey-roasted peanuts
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3 eggs
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Glaze

  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips (3 oz)
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons light corn syrup
  • 1 to 2 teaspoons hot water
  • 3 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 325°F. Grease bottom and side of 12-cup fluted tube cake pan with shortening; lightly flour. Sprinkle nuts evenly in bottom of pan. In medium bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup butter and 3/4 cup peanut butter with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in eggs. On low speed, beat in milk and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture just until blended, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread in pan.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 55 to 65 minutes or toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pan to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
  • Step 
    3
    In 1-quart saucepan, heat chocolate chips, 2 tablespoons butter and corn syrup over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate chips are melted. Cool about 10 minutes. Stir in hot water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until glaze is smooth and has the consistency of thick syrup. Spoon over top of cake, allowing glaze to run down side.
  • Step 
    4
    In small microwavable bowl, microwave 3 tablespoons peanut butter on High 20 seconds or until it can be stirred smooth and is drizzling consistency. Drizzle over top of chocolate glaze.

Nutrition

390 Calories
22g Total Fat
9g Protein
39g Total Carbohydrate
23g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
390
Calories from Fat
190
Total Fat
22g
33%
Saturated Fat
8g
41%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
55mg
18%
Sodium
330mg
14%
Potassium
220mg
6%
Total Carbohydrate
39g
13%
Dietary Fiber
2g
10%
Sugars
23g
Protein
9g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
8%
8%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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