REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups Crumble Cake

Name: REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups Crumble Cake | Recipes
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 12-16 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups granulated sugar (500 mL); 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (425 mL); 3/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa (175 mL); 1 1/2 tsps baking powder (7 mL); 1 1/2 tsps baking soda (7 mL); 1 tsp salt (5 mL); 2 eggs; 1 cup milk (250 mL); 1/2 cup vegetable oil (125 mL); 2 tsps vanilla extract (10 mL); 1 cup boiling water (250 mL); 26 REESE'S Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures Candy (230 g); 6 tbsps butter or margarine, softened (90 g); 2 2/3 cups icing sugar (650 mL); 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa (125 mL); 1/3 cup milk (approx.) (75 mL); 1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL)

Details

Time: 50 minutes
Skill Level: Intermediate
Yields: 12-16 servings

REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups Crumble Cake Recipe, a chocolate cake loaded with REESE'S Miniatures Peanut Butter Cups is even better than it sounds.

Ingredients & Directions

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Bake Time: 30 minutes

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Ingredients

2 cups

granulated sugar (500 mL)
1 3/4 cups

all-purpose flour (425 mL)
3/4 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa (175 mL)
1 1/2 tsps

baking powder (7 mL)
1 1/2 tsps

baking soda (7 mL)
1 tsp

salt (5 mL)
2

eggs
1 cup

milk (250 mL)
1/2 cup

vegetable oil (125 mL)
2 tsps

vanilla extract (10 mL)
1 cup

boiling water (250 mL)
26

REESE'S Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures Candy (230 g)
One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting:
6 tbsps

butter or margarine, softened (90 g)
2 2/3 cups

icing sugar (650 mL)
1/2 cup

HERSHEY'S Cocoa (125 mL)
1/3 cup

milk (approx.) (75 mL)
1 tsp

vanilla extract (5 mL)

Key Ingredients

HERSHEY'S COCOA Natural Cocoa, 652g can - Front of Package

Where to Buy

Directions

Equipment Needed 

Oven

13x9-inch (33x23 cm) Baking Pan

Measuring Cups

Mixing Bowl

Mixer

Wire Rack

Microwave-Safe Bowl

Microwave

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch (3 L) baking pan.

Stir together sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla; beat on medium speed of mixer for 2 minutes. Stir in boiling water (batter will be thin). Pour batter into prepared pan.

Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on wire rack. Meanwhile, remove wrappers from REESES'S Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures Candy and cut each cup into 4 pieces; set aside.

One-Bowl Buttercream Frosting: Beat butter until fluffy in a medium bowl. Alternately beat in icing sugar and cocoa with milk until of spreading consistency (additional milk may be needed). Blend in vanilla. Makes about 2 cups (500 mL).

Measure out 1/3 cup (75 mL) frosting; reserve. Frost cake with remaining frosting. Sprinkle REESES'S Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures Candy pieces over frosting. Place reserved frosting in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on MEDIUM (50%) for 15 seconds or until pourable. Drizzle over cake; let stand until set.

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