Best Cake You'll Ever Have

The most delicious dessert came out of our kitchen today, thanks to my husband. This is the yummiest cake you will ever eat, I promise you! 

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup Cake

Cake:

1 box chocolate fudge cake mix

1 small box chocolate instant pudding

1/3 cup oil

1/3 cup water

5 eggs

1 cup sour cream

1 Tbsp vanilla

1 cup peanut butter chips

Frosting:

1 cup butter, softened to room temperature

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

4 cups powdered sugar

1/4 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/3 cup heavy whipping cream

1 bag Reese's Peanut Butter cups, chopped and chilled for 1/2 in freezer

1.  Preheat oven to 350°F.  Grease and flour (on chocolate cake mixes I love to use cocoa instead of flour) two 9 inch circle cake pans.  In large bowl mix all ingredients, except peanut butter chips, with electric mixer for 2-3  minutes.  Stir in peanut butter chips and pour into your prepared pans.  Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 28-35 minutes.

2.  Let cool in pans 10 minutes and then remove from pans and let completely cool on cooling rack.  

3.  While cake is cooling make frosting.   In medium bowl whip butter and peanut butter until smooth and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.  Add salt, vanilla, whipping cream and 1 cup of powdered sugar.  Beat well and continue to add 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time until it reaches your desired consistency.

4.  To make cake, place bottom circle on cake stand or plate.  Spread top with 1 cup frosting.  Add the second circle to the top.  Spread the rest of frosting on sides and top of chocolate cake.  Carefully press chopped peanut butter cups into frosting and chill for 3-4 hours, or overnight, before serving. 

Compliments of the recipe from http://www.thefarmgirlrecipes.blogspot.com. We enjoyed it with some of our neighbors, who are our best friends, and everyone agreed it was delicious from age 4 on up!