Foodie Goodie | Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Cake.

Ah yes, another peanut butter recipe!
If you love peanut butter as much as I do, you'll go over the moon with this cake's frosting. And best of all, this cake is, true to its name, pretty easy to make. :)

Easy Peasy Peanut Butter Cake

Ingredients:
1-2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
1 tablespoon shortening
1 package (about 18 oz.) regular white or yellow cake mix
Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting*
Hershey's Syrup (optional)

Procedure:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and wax paper-line two 8-or 9-inch round baking pans.
2. Place peanut butter chips and shortening in medium microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at medium (50%) for 1-1/2 minutes or until smooth when stirred.
3. Prepare cake mix as directed on package then blend in the melted chip mixture. Pour batter into prepared pans.
4. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
5. Frost with Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting*. Refrigerate until serving time.
6. Serve with syrup drizzled over top and sides of cake. 


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*Peanut Butter Whipped Cream Frosting
1-2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) Reese's Peanut Butter Chips
2/3 cup milk
3 cups miniature marshmallows
2 cups (1 pt.) cold whipping cream
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1. Stir together peanut butter chips, milk and marshmallows in 2-quart saucepan.
2. Heat over low heat with constant stirring, until chips and marshmallows are melted and mixture is smooth. Cool to lukewarm.
3. Beat whipping cream in small bowl with electric mixer until stiff, then fold in vanilla and cooled peanut butter chip mixture.

As seen on Hershey's Kitchens.

Foodie Goodie | Peanut Butter Chip Pie.

Final stretch of 2012!

It's the last working day of the year for most of us, and I'm sure there'll be a mad dash for the supermarkets starting tonight. I wonder what everyone's having for New Year's Eve, desserts in particular?

I found this easy peasy recipe on Hershey's Kitchens, and I'm taking a stab at it for our Media Noche (traditional New Year's Eve dinner). If you're a peanut butter junkie like me, you're gonna love this!

Peanut Butter Chip Pie

Ingredients:

1 package (3 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1-2/3 cups (10-oz. pkg.) REESE'S Peanut Butter Chips, divided
2/3 cup sweetened condensed milk 
1 cup (1/2 pt.)cold whipping cream, divided
1 packaged chocolate or graham cracker crumb crust (6 oz.)
1 tablespoon powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Procedure:

1.  Beat cream cheese and lemon juice in medium bowl until fluffy for about 2 minutes. Set aside.

2. In a medium microwave-safe bowl, mix the peanut butter chips and sweetened condensed milk. Microwave at MEDIUM for 45 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave an additional 15 seconds at a time. Remember to stir after each heating, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth when stirred.

3. Add warm peanut butter mixture to cream cheese mixture. Beat on medium speed until blended for about 1 minute.

4. Beat 1/2 cup whipping cream in small bowl until stiff then fold into peanut butter mixture.

5. Pour mixture into the crust. Cover and refrigerate for several hours, or overnight until firm.

6. Just before serving, combine remaining 1/2 cup whipping cream, powdered sugar and vanilla in small bowl. Beat until stiff; spread over filling. Garnish with remaining peanut butter chips. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

Enjoy the last few days of 2012! Happy New Year everyone! :)

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Who needs Magnum

when you have this?

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