4.7 from 30 votes
Chocolate Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake
This decadent chocolate peanut butter earthquake cake is a chocolate cake loaded with peanut butter cheesecake, peanut butter cups, and milk chocolate chips. No need for frosting here!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
15
pieces
Calories:
375 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Cake
- 1 .25 oz. chocolate fudge cake mix
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 3 egg
Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- 1/4 cup butter room temperature
- 4 oz. cream cheese room temperature
- 1/2 cup peanut butter creamy
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar Imperial Sugar brand
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar Imperial Sugar brand
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup milk chocolate chips
- 1 cup peanut butter cups mini
Instructions
Cake
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x13 cake pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, add in the chocolate cake mix, water, vegetable oil, and eggs. Beat with a hand mixer on medium until incorporated.
- Pour into the prepared pan and set aside.
Cup of Yum
Peanut Butter Cheesecake
- In a medium mixing bowl, add in the butter, cream cheese, and peanut butter. Beat on medium with a hand mixer until creamed.
- Add in the brown sugar, powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Beat on medium until combined.
- Scoop spoonfuls of peanut butter cheesecake filling all over the top of the cake batter. Make sure to distribute the filling pretty evenly.
- Sprinkle the chocolate chips and peanut butter cups all over the top of the cake and peanut butter cheesecake filling.
- Place into the oven and bake for 45 minutes or until done. Insert a toothpick and if it comes out clean or with moist crumbs, the cake is done. There may be some chocolate from the chocolate chips but it will look like melted chocolate rather than cake batter.
- Let the cake cool completely.
- Cut and serve! Store in the fridge.
Notes
- Double the peanut butter cheesecake for a gooier cake!
Nutrition Information
Calories
375kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
32g
(11%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
51mg
(17%)
Sodium
179mg
(7%)
Potassium
147mg
(3%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
275IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
45mg
(5%)
Iron
0.7mg
(4%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15 pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 375
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 375kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 51mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 179mg | 7% |
| Potassium | 147mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 275IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 45mg | 5% |
| Iron | 0.7mg | 4% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.