Peanut Butter Cake — This peanut butter poke cake is a super easy cake recipe. It’s packed with peanut butter flavor and topped with a mix of peanut butter chips and peanut butter cups. Poke cakes don’t get tastier than this!

The BEST Peanut Butter Cake

Recently, I made a Better-Than-Anything Chocolate Cake and it was one of the best cakes I’ve ever had. I knew I wanted to recreate a peanut butter version because I love all things peanut butter.

I have a peanut butter cake in my first cookbook, Peanut Butter Comfort, circa 2012. I also have this Peanut Butter Honey Buttermilk Cake with Chocolate-Peanut Butter Streusel. It’s an awesome cake and I forgot about it for the last three years. Whoops. And there’s a Peanut Butter Loaf Cake with Nutella and a Peanut Butter Blender Cake.

But this peanut butter poke cake is really somethings special. It’s so easy and ready in about 30 minutes.

Start by making a yellow cake and after the cake comes out of the oven, poke holes with the blunt end of a wooden spoon over the surface.

The holes absorb a mixture of peanut butter, sweetened condensed milk, and caramel sundae topping that’s poured over the cake before finishing it with whipped topping, peanut butter chips, and mini peanut butter cups. Because the sauce seeps into the holes, this is one of the moistest cakes you’ll ever eat.

Between the peanut butter, peanut butter chips, and peanut butter cups, peanut butter lovers are going to love the bold peanut butter flavor. I love that the cake itself is super soft and tender, the whipped topping melts in your mouth, and there’s texture from the peanut butter chips and cups. Better than anything, indeed.

What’s in This Peanut Butter Cake?

To make this easy Reese’s peanut butter cake, you’ll need:

• Boxed yellow cake mix
• Creamy peanut butter
• Sweetened condensed milk
• Caramel topping
• Whipped topping
• Peanut butter chips
• Mini peanut butter cups

How to Make Peanut Butter Cake

This easy peanut butter poke cake comes together with minimal prep work on your part.

You’ll first need to make a boxed yellow cake according to package directions (you’ll likely need to add in eggs, oil, and water) and bake as directed in a 9×13-inch pan. While the cake is baking, add the peanut butter to a large bowl and heat in the microwave to soften.

Stir in the sweetened condensed milk and caramel topping, then set aside.

When the cake is out of the oven, use the blunt end of a wooden spoon to poke holes over the surface of the cake. Slowly pour the peanut butter and sweetened condensed milk mixture over the holes. Place the peanut butter cake in the fridge for about 10 minutes to cool slightly.

Remove the poke cake from the fridge and evenly spread the whipped topping over the surface, followed by the peanut butter chips and peanut butter cups. Cover the peanut butter poke cake and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before serving.

Do I Have to Use Boxed Cake Mix?

No, I used a boxed mix but you can double use this scratch recipe if you’re so inclined.

What Type of Peanut Butter Should I Use?

When making baked goods, I find store-bought brands like Jif or Skippy work better than homemade peanut butter.

Tips for the Best Poke Cake

The main thing to remember when making this peanut butter cake is to poke holes all over the cake. You want to make sure there are no major gaps in the cake where you’ve forgotten to poke a hole. Poke the cake close to the edges too — remember, you want all the peanut butter goodness seeping down into the cake!

You also need to be careful when pouring the peanut butter mixture onto the cake. Use the back of a spoon if necessary to spread the mixture into all of the holes.

As for the poke cake topping, feel free to use a mixture of chocolate chips and peanut butter chips if you can’t find mini peanut butter cups at your grocery store.

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