Stunning Peanut Butter-Chocolate Layer Cake

Stunning Peanut Butter-Chocolate Layer Cake
This recipe serves 15. One serving contains 480 calories, 7g of protein, and 19g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes. If you have butter, jell-o vanilla flavor instant pudding, creamy peanut butter, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

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Heat oven to 350F.
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Line 13x9-inch pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides; spray with cooking spray. Prepare cake batter as directed on package, adding 1 pkg. dry pudding mix; beat 2 min.
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Pour into prepared pan.
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Bake 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
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Meanwhile, prepare filling, frosting and chocolate curls. For filling, beat remaining pudding mix and milk in medium bowl with whisk 2 min. Stir in peanut butter until blended. For frosting, microwave 3 oz. chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 1 min. or until melted, stirring after 30 sec.
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Add cream cheese and butter; beat with mixer until blended. Gradually beat in sugar. For chocolate curls, see Tip.
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Use foil handles to lift cake from pan; cut crosswise in half.
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Place 1 cake half, top-side down, on plate; spread with peanut butter filling. Cover with remaining cake half, top-side up.
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Spread top and sides with chocolate frosting. Press nuts halfway up sides of cake; top with chocolate curls.
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DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 15 m.
Servings15
Health Score2
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