Peanut Butter Crumb Cake
This peanut butter crumb cake is topped with a crumble mixture and chocolate chips. It’s an easy recipe and makes a delicious snack cake.
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.
Peanut Butter Crumb Cake
Ingredients
- 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.