We made this delicious butter cake for our Dad’s birthday. It was a hit at the family party! We can guarantee your family will love it too. This cake is dense, rich, and loaded with Reese’s peanut butter cups! It’s absolutely heavenly!
Serves: 30
Reese’s Chocolate Butter Cake Recipe
A delicious butter cake for all of you chocolate and peanut butter lovers!
Ingredients
- 15.25 ounces Devil's Food Cake Mix
- ½ cup butter melted
- 1 egg
- 12 peanut butter cups (full size circle), cut into sixths
- 4 snack size butterfinger candy bars coarsely chopped
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup creamy peanut butter
- 3 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup butter melted
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees for a generously greased 9 x 13 inch glass pan.
- Combine the cake mix, melted butter, and egg and mix until combined. Cover the bottom of the greased pan evenly with the cake mixture.
- Spread the peanut butter cups and butterfinger pieces over the cake mixture.
- Mix together the cream cheese, peanut butter and eggs and vanilla until well blended. Then add the butter.
- Then mix in the powdered sugar until well blended. Spread over the candy bar layer.
- Bake for about 55 minutes. It will puff up in the center and will drop a little after you remove it from the oven. Let cool.
- Mix chocolate chips and vegetable oil in a microwave safe dish and spread over the cooked cake when it's cooled.
Notes
- Refrigerate any leftovers
Nutrition
Calories: 327 kcal · Carbohydrates: 38 g · Protein: 6 g · Fat: 18 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 43 mg · Sodium: 299 mg · Potassium: 173 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 29 g · Vitamin A: 267 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 50 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Equipment
- 9x13
- Mixing Bowl (2)
- Microwave Safe Bowl
Recipe Details
Recipe adapted from recipesfoodandcooking
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