Description

Don't just make a chocolate cake, make a chocolate cake with peanut butter, vanilla pudding and peanut butter cups. It's so special, it can be served on special occasions and holidays.

Ingredients

• 15.25 oz. box chocolate cake mix
• 3.4 oz. package vanilla instant pudding mix
• 2 c. cold milk
• 1 1/2 c. creamy peanut butter, divided
• 16 oz. can chocolate frosting
• 8 oz. tub frozen whipped topping, thawed
• 25 Reeses peanut butter cup miniatures, unwrapped and roughly chopped

Steps

1. In a 13 x 9 inch cake pan, prepare and bake the cake according to the package instructions. Allow the cake to cool 15-20 minutes; poke holes in the cake every 1/2 - 1 inch with the round end of a wooden spoon.
2. Pour the pudding mix into a medium bowl; add the milk; whisk briskly for 2 minutes or until pudding mix is dissolved; whisk in 1/2 c. peanut butter until combined and smooth.
3. Pour the pudding mixture over the cake, filling in the holes as much as possible.