by Diana Rattray
This peanut butter and chocolate chip crumb cake will be an instant hit. The moist peanut butter cake is topped with a chocolate chip and crumble mixture. This would also be good with part or all peanut butter chips in the topping.
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This peanut butter cake is topped with a crumble mixture and chocolate chips. It’s an easy recipe and makes a delicious snack cake.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 20 servings 1x
- Category: Cakes, Peanut Butter
Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour (10 1/4 ounces)
- 2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup smooth peanut butter
- 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F.
- Grease and flour a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan.
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer on low speed, combine the flour, brown sugar, peanut butter, and butter. Beat just until crumbly. Reserve one cup; set aside.
- To crumb mixture in the mixing bowl, add the baking powder, baking soda, milk, vanilla, and eggs. Beat on low speed until moistened, then beat at medium speed for 3 minutes, scraping sides and bottom of bowl several times.
- Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
- Sprinkle the reserved crumbs evenly over the top of the batter and then sprinkle the chocolate chips evenly over crumbs.
- Bake the cake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
