peanut butter chip cake

Name: Peanut Butter Chip Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## PEANUT BUTTER CHIP CAKE; 2 cup(s) all-purpose flour; 1 cup(s) granulated sugar; 3/4 cup(s) dark brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 cup(s) butter, room temp.; 1/2 cup(s) extra-crunchy, super chunk peanut butter; 4 large eggs; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 cup(s) sauerkraut, rinsed, well-drained and finely chopped; 1/2 cup(s) semi-sweet mini chocolate chips, plus more for sprinkling on top; 1/2 cup(s) or so of salted, dry-roasted peanuts for topping; ## PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING; 2 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/3 cup(s) regular peanut butter; 2 tablespoon(s) butter, room temp.; 1/2 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 6 tablespoon(s) boiling water

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Kim Campbell

Youngstown, OH

Updated on Mar 14, 2012

Wowza! This is an amazing cake & believe it or not it's made with sauerkraut! Yes, you heard me right, sauerkraut. I had fun making this cake today because by sheer determination I wanted to trick my husband into eating some "kraut" (which he hates, by the way). The aroma of the peanut butter had him drooling & he couldn't wait to have a slice. I brought him a slice, he tasted it & then devoured it and said "Wow, this is amazing"! It took me 4X telling him the secret ingredient before he believed me! He kept saying, "you did not!" It's a sneaky way to get someone to eat kraut. LOL

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Bake

yield 2 1/2 dozen or more

Ingredients

PEANUT BUTTER CHIP CAKE
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter, room temp.
1/2 cup extra-crunchy, super chunk peanut butter
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sauerkraut, rinsed, well-drained and finely chopped
1/2 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips, plus more for sprinkling on top
1/2 cup or so of salted, dry-roasted peanuts for topping
PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING
2 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup regular peanut butter
2 tablespoons butter, room temp.
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
6 tablespoons boiling water

How To Make peanut butter chip cake

Step 1

In a large bowl, add all your ingredients except the chocolate chips. Beat with an electric mixer till well blended. (This batter is thick) Once mixed fold in the 1/2 of mini chocolate chips. Next spread your mixture into a well greased and floured 10 X 15 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Step 2

Let cake cool for 1/2 hour or longer before frosting. Prepare your frosting and spread over the top of cake. It will make just enough frosting.
Step 3

Add your chocolate chips and peanuts to the top.
Step 4

Slice into squares and serve. Oh, ran out of room in the story telling part but this is not my recipe. I found it on the internet and printed it out. I thought I saved the link but didn't. When I search and find it again, I will post the site where I got it. Whoever, came up with this recipe did an outstanding job!!! Oh, and this is more of a dense cake and holds it own. It serves up like a brownie and chewy like it has coconut in it. The peanut butter flavor is incredible and the little mini chips are a must. They really bring something to it. I didn't have the peanuts to put on top but I am sure they will add yet more depth to this wonderful cake. I really hope you try it. :-)
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