PEANUT BUTTER-CHOCOLATE PUDDING CAKE

Peanut Butter-Chocolate Pudding Cake image

A sweet, thick, peanut butter cake topped with chocolate "pudding."

Provided by BRNTerri

Categories Desserts Chocolate Dessert Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 cup all-purpose flour
¾ cup firmly packed brown sugar
⅓ cup peanut butter
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
⅜ teaspoon fine salt
½ cup whole milk
1 ½ cups water
⅓ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 pinch salt

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Lightly grease a 1 1/2- to 2-quart baking dish. Set aside.
Combine flour, brown sugar, peanut butter, canola oil, baking powder, vanilla extract, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Beat using a hand mixer on medium speed to incorporate ingredients, about 30 seconds. Beat in milk slowly and mix for 1 1/2 minutes more. Spread batter evenly into the prepared dish using a rubber spatula. Place the dish onto a larger baking pan with sides at least 1/4-inch deep to catch potential spills.
Microwave water in a microwave-safe measuring cup until boiling, 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar, cocoa, vanilla extract, and salt; stir until sugar and cocoa have dissolved. Pour onto top of cake batter; do not stir. Carefully place into the oven.
Bake in the preheated oven until cake is set and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Remove carefully from the oven and place onto a cooling rack to cool and thicken up, at least 20 minutes, before spooning out.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 274.8 calories, Carbohydrate 44.1 g, Cholesterol 1.5 mg, Fat 9.7 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 5 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 313.4 mg, Sugar 30.2 g