Easy Peanut Butter Cake

An instant crowd favorite! This easy peanut butter cake recipe is simple to create and tastes delicious. The addition of REESES Peanut Butter Chips and HERSHEYS Syrup brings out the flavor in the cake while REESES Peanut Butter Chips help create the light fluffy frosting. We love how this beginnerfriendly recipe utilizes white cake boxed mix or yellow cake mix to cut back on time and energy in the kitchen. And the result is something utterly delicious that tastes homemade! Plus this Easy Peanut Butter Cake is perfect for any occasion birthday parties holiday parties or a justbecause dessert after a weeknight dinner.

Ingredients
1 23 cups
Peanut Butter Chips 10 oz pkg.
1 Tbsp
shortening do NOT use butter margarine spread or oil
1 package
white cake mix or yellow cake mix about 18 oz regular
HERSHEYS Syrup optional
chocolate curls optional
Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting
1 23 cups
Peanut Butter Chips
23 cup
milk
3 cups
miniature marshmallows
2 cups
whipped cream cold 1 pt
12 tsp
vanilla extract
Directions
Heat oven to 350F. Grease and wax paperline two 8or 9inch round baking pans.
2
Place peanut butter chips and shortening in medium microwavesafe bowl. Microwave at Medium 50 112 minutes or until smooth when stirred. Prepare cake mix as directed on package blend in melted chip mixture. Pour batter into prepared pans.
3
Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
4
Frost with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting. Refrigerate until serving time. Serve with syrup drizzled over top and sides of cake. Garnish with chocolate curls if desired. Cover refrigerate leftover cake.
Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting
Stir together peanut butter chips milk and marshmallows in 2quart saucepan. Heat over low heat stirring constantly until chips and marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth cool to lukewarm. Beat whipping cream in small bowl with electric mixer until stiff fold in vanilla and cooled peanut butter chip mixture.
Variation
Cake may be baked in greased and flour 13x9x2inch baking pan. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Frost with 12 recipePeanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting.