Chocolate Peanut Butter Volcano Cake

A sweet cream cheese and peanut butter mixture is dolloped over chocolate batter to create volcano-like craters in this decadent cake.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 50 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 677 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• cooking spray
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix (such as Betty Crocker® Super Moist®)
• 8 peanut butter cups, chopped
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup peanut butter
• 1.25 cups water
• 0.25 cup cocoa powder
• 0.75 cup chopped peanuts
• 3.5 cups confectioners' sugar, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 3

Spread chopped peanuts on the bottom of the baking pan.

Step 4

Mix chocolate cake mix, water, eggs, and oil in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Fold peanut butter cups into the cake batter. Pour over peanuts in the baking pan.

Step 5

Pour glaze over baked cake; glaze will pool in cream cheese craters.

Step 6

Mix 2 cups confectioners' sugar, cream cheese, and peanut butter in another large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Drop tablespoonfuls of cream cheese mixture over cake batter in the baking pan.

Step 7

Melt butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Add milk and cocoa powder; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and stir in remaining 1 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar. Remove from heat and let glaze cool somewhat, 5 to 10 minutes.