Chocolate peanut butter bundt cake

12 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8ouncesStick butter or margarine softened
2cupsSugar
½cupChunky peanut butter
41-oz unsweetened chocolate
Squares; melted
6Eggs
2cupsFlour
2teaspoonsBaking powder
½teaspoonBaking soda
cupMilk
6ouncesSemisweet chocolate
Chips
Quick chocolate frosting (recipes follows)
cupPeanuts; chopped

Directions

Recipe by: 365 Great Chocolate Desserts - ISBN 0-06-016537-5 Preparation Time: 1:20

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 12-cup bundt pan.

2. In a large bowl, beat together butter and sugar with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 mins. Add peanut butter and melted chocolate and beat till well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. Sift together flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Beat into chocolate mixture alternately with milk just until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Turn batter into prepared pans.

4. Bake 55 to 60 mins, or until a cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 15 mins, then unmold onto a rack and let cool completely.

5. Frost cake all over with Quick Chocolate Frosting. Sprinkle peanuts on top.