Foodie Goodie | Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Cake.

Ah yes, another peanut butter recipe!
If you love peanut butter as much as I do, you'll go over the moon with this cake's frosting. And best of all, this cake is, true to its name, pretty easy to make. :)

Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Cake

Ingredients:
1-2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
1 tablespoon shortening
1 package (about 18 oz.) regular white or yellow cake mix
Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting*
Hershey's Syrup (optional)

Procedure:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and wax paper-line two 8-or 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Place peanut butter chips and shortening in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at medium (50%) for 1-1/2 minutes or until smooth when stirred.
3. Prepare cake mix as directed on package then blend in the melted chip mixture. Pour batter into prepared pans.
4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
5. Frost with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting*. Refrigerate until serving time.
6. Serve with syrup drizzled over top and sides of cake. 


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*Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting
1-2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
2/3 cup milk
3 cups miniature marshmallows
2 cups (1 pt.) cold whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Stir together peanut butter chips, milk and marshmallows in 2-quart saucepan.
2. Heat over low heat with constant stirring, until chips and marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. Cool to lukewarm.
3. Beat whipping cream in small bowl with electric mixer until stiff, then fold in vanilla and cooled peanut butter chip mixture.

As seen on Hershey's Kitchens.