Cake for breakfast is an important part of my day.
Many mornings it actually saves my sanity.
I mean, I know everyone is drinking those green juice things, and while I drink those too, on occasion, I really have found that cake in the morning is better for my health.
Especially chocolate cake with peanut butter cups.
And when you call a cake “coffee cake”, it’s perfectly acceptable to enjoy pre-10am.
The universe says so. I mean, I didn’t invent coffee cake. I just follow along with the masses.
And another thing…
Make it.
Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Coffee Cake.
The cake is super yummy, starting with a whopping 2 cups of sour cream in the batter…
And also you use Devil’s Food Cake mix and pudding.
There is no way that this could be bad.
The batter is ridiculous. Stupid good.
After you sample a respectable amount of the batter, spread what’s left into a 9×13…
Bake it up.
Don’t forget about your peanut butter cups. Like that’s possible.
And when the cake is baked, sprinkle those on top of the cake…
Then, to make it extra pretty, melt some white chocolate and drizzle that all over the toppity top.
Yes.
Please.
Thankyouverymuch.
Also, eating with a mini fork is bound to enhance your coffee cake experience.
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Peanut Butter Cup Chocolate Coffee Cake
Description
serves 12
Ingredients
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1 cup butter, room temperature
- 1 (18.25 oz) package Devil’s Food Cake Mix
- 1 (3.9 oz) package Instant Chocolate Pudding (4 servings)
- 5 eggs
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups coarsely chopped peanut butter cups
- 1 cup white chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Spray or grease a 9×13 pan
- In stand mixer beat sour cream and butter together, add cake mix, dry pudding mix and eggs. Beat at medium speed for about 2 minutes. Turn mixer to low and add in semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Spread batter in prepared pan and bake approx 30 minutes until center is set and a toothpick comes out clean.
- Sprinkle chopped peanut butter cups evenly on top of cake.
- Melt white chips in microwave or over a double boiler and drizzle on top of cake and peanut butter cups.
- Let cake cool and cut into squares when ready to serve.
Notes
I melted my white chocolate chips in a ziplock bag in the microwave and snipped off the end and squeezed the white chocolate on my cake. Makes for easy clean up!
This cake is even better the next day.
YES,YES,YES! Love this! Can’t wait to try!
Love everything in this coffee cake! Now if I could just have a piece to try it….that would be perfect! 🙂
I adore cake for breakfast. It’s part of being Southern. I think we invented calling cake ‘coffee cake’ to eat in the morning. It’s a glorious thing. You’re welcome 😉
So what you’re saying is….I’m allowed to have candy for breakfast.
Yes, I knew I made you President for a reason.
I need you in my house, pronto. Cake needs to happen here before 10 AM and be seriously condoned–I like how you think, girl! This breakfast looks totally delectable and legit.
I’m with you…if it has the word coffee in it, it’s totally breakfasty! Mocha too.
I am not sure that this is actually even legal to eat for breakfast, but I’m willing to risk it.
Oh my word, this looks fantastic!!!
Shelly this looks insanely decadent and I would love a slice! 2 sticks of butter, 2 cups of sour cream, and all those PB Cups, and white/dark choc chips….I can’t even imagine how rich this must be! I like the way you think!
Very clever of you to call this a coffee cake—I’m all for cake in the morning, and I agree with you, I think it’s healthier that way!