Delicious yellow cake soaked with chocolate pudding & topped with peanut butter frosting, Reese’s Pieces, pretzels & chocolate syrup. So good!
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Alright peanut butter lovers, it’s time for peanut butter bash again! Oh boy do I have a treat for you. This month we are pairing peanut butter & pretzels – which is already delicious. Oh that salt & crunch added to peanut butter is amazing. But I decided to add those awesome flavors to a rich & decadent poke cake. Yep, it’s 100% over the top & the perfect dessert to hit all the cravings at the same time.
Peanut Butter Pretzel Poke Cake
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I had a whole bunch of ideas go through my mind for this pairing, but when it came right down to it, I just wanted to stick to ingredients I already had in my pantry. This really paired well together & wow it was so incredibly easy to make too. However, with all the raving from the family, it didn’t matter that it was easy. They didn’t know they difference, all they knew was that it was INCREDIBLE & they wanted more!
To make this recipe you will need…
Peanut Butter Pretzel Poke Cake
Peanut Butter Pretzel Poke Cake
Ingredients
- 1 box yellow cake mix + ingredients needed to make cake oil eggs and water
- 1 3.4 oz. package instant chocolate pudding
- 2 cups cold milk
Frosting
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 3 tbsp milk
- 2 cups confectioners sugar
Topping
- 1/3 cup Reese's Pieces
- 1/2 cups crumbled pretzels
- Drizzle chocolate syrup
Instructions
- Prepare cake according to package directions for a 9 x 13 pan
- Remove from oven & poke holes all over the top of the cake using the handle of a wooden spoon - allow cake to cool
- Prepare pudding by whisking together pudding mix & 2 cups milk
- Once cake has cooled, top with pudding in an even layer allowing to soak into holes
- Prepare the frosting by combining butter & peanut butter in mixer bowl & beating well until smooth
- Gradually add in milk & confectioners sugar until creamy
- Spread frosting on top of pudding layer.
- Then sprinkle Reese's Pieces & pretzels all over the top of the cake.
- Drizzle with chocolate syrup
- Slice and serve.
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Tamar says
That looks so ooey and gooey!!