Reviewed: Apr. 30, 2012

My youngest son wanted a "Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Cake" for his birthday and this was the PERFECT recipe for that. My only modification was to use a chocolate cake mix and cut up Peanut Butter cups on top. It was a HUGE hit!

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Jessie

Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2011

Had difficulty getting the chocolate to go down in the holes. It was more like just a white cake with very thick frosting. The flavor of the the chcolate was good but the whole thing was way too rich. Even my kids would not eat it.

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Jules

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2011

The recipe was delicious as is, but the second time I made it was even better. I used yellow cake mix and a bag of mixed chips- peanut butter and chocolate chip. I also sprinkled crushed peanut butter cups on top after it had cooled.

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GUINAVEVE

Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2010

pretty good, tastes best warm, but everyone is right you need BIG holes AND a LOT of them....to where the cake isn't smooth on top! pretty easy, might make again.

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GreenEyes

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2010

Good for something different. My first time with a "poke cake" and will probably make it again.

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Ambrey

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2010

I made this cake for company and all enjoyed it. You have to poke large holes and make sure they go all the way to the bottom. Don't skip the water, you want it to be thn enough to get all the way down. When left in fridge over night, the filling was creamy and soft, perfect!

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Nicole

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 5, 2010

This cake wasn't as good as I expected it to be. The choclolate sauce does not run into the cake well despite the large holes I poked into it. The flavor was nice.

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michelle

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2009

I made this for my birthday and the only difference I made was to use almost all applesauce for the oil that was called for in the box cake mix. I used an orange peeler to poke holes in the cake, but I found out this was not large enough as almost none of the choc/pb mix seeped into the cake. I had bought a can of frosting for the top of the cake thinking the filling would seep in completely. I was wrong and didn't need it since my choc/pb made 1/4-1/2 inch thick frosting on top. My personal taste would be to make again using more peanut butter and less chocolate chips, but others eating the cake that said they weren't big peanut butter fans, said they would not enjoy it then. I would say the pb flavor was pretty mild. I would also consider making again using half chocolate chips and half butterscotch chips! VERY YUMMY cake!

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Holly

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: New Berlin, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Reviewed: May 1, 2009

Took this to a party and everyone loved it.

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gigijack

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: South Jordan, Utah, USA

Living In: Apache Junction, Arizona, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 31, 2009

I made this recipe as written except I added a little vanilla extract to the cake mix. I always do this,I think it makes the box mixes taste better. And I have to give this a "5 star" rating. It may not be the fanciest cake ever. But it taste really good. It's very easy to make and you probably already have the ingredients on hand. Do make the holes plenty big and make sure the cake is right out of the oven when you put the chocolate mixture on. I just kept going over the cake with the spatula and the filling was pushed into the holes. I baked the cake in a glass pan so I could check it at the bottom. The semi-sweet chocolate is very rich. If you're not a chocolate lover, you may prefer to use milk chocolate chips. Please try.

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