Description

This peanut butter cup dump cake is a chocolate lover’s dream! It’s loaded with rich chocolate pudding, chopped peanut butter cups, and topped with a buttery chocolate cake layer. Best of all, it’s made with just a few ingredients and no mixing bowls — just dump, bake, and enjoy.

Ingredients

1 (3.9 oz) box instant chocolate pudding mix
2 cups cold milk
1 (15.25 oz) box chocolate cake mix
1 cup peanut butter cups, chopped (plus extra for topping)
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (melted)
1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
Optional: chocolate chips or peanut butter chips for extra topping

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Instructions

Preheat oven: Set your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Make pudding layer: In the baking dish, whisk together chocolate pudding mix and cold milk until smooth and slightly thickened.
Layer the goodies: Sprinkle chopped peanut butter cups evenly over the pudding.
Add the cake mix: Sprinkle the dry chocolate cake mix evenly over the top. Do not stir.
Pour it on: Drizzle melted peanut butter over the cake mix, then pour melted butter on top to cover as much of the cake mix as possible.
Bake: Bake for 35–40 minutes, or until the top is set and bubbly around the edges.

Serve: Let cool slightly. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and more peanut butter cups on top, if you like.

Notes

This cake is gooey and rich — it’s supposed to be messy like a cobbler!
You can add chocolate chips or peanut butter chips between the layers for extra sweetness.
Use Reese’s mini peanut butter cups or chop up full-size ones for best texture.