Reviewed: Nov. 15, 2009

I made this for my husband to take to work and within 15 minutes of it being in a visible place, I had 5 different people text messaging me to say how good it was. I made it to take to work with me and my husband stopped by for a piece because he liked it so much! I highly recommend this recipe. I think the cake part of it would be a great go-to chocolate cake recipe. I see myself getting requests for this time and time again!

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KENGIEB

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Home Town: Franklin, New York, USA

Living In: Raymore, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 14, 2009

Made this cake for my husbands B-day and topped with peanut butter M&Ms. This was his favorite B-day cake yet. His tennis buddies and friends loved and were impressed by the cake. The cake isn't real sweet, but the frosting is very sweet like fudge.

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Jen

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Auburn, California, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 8, 2009

This recipe was so delicious!! I Love chocolate and peanut butter and this was a hit!! I added chopped reeces cups for a little crunch in the frosting and it was so rich and fudgy...ummmm, i have shared this recipe with LOTS of people! Thank you.

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christina

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Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2009

not a good recipe. followed recipe and it didnt turn out nice at all.

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Alex

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Home Town: Topeka, Kansas, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2009

My son-in-law now says this is his favorite cake. I made it for my granddaugher's birthday. She wanted a Reece's peanut butter cake and this, with Reece's Pieces on it, fit. It is rich so you can stretch it (small pieces) to feed crowd.

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Amy Sabiers

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Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009

If you like rich, dense chocolate cake (almost brownie like) and peanut butter, this cake is for you. My office mates loved it!

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foodloverinva

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Reviewed: Jun. 16, 2009

This cake tasted just like a Reeses cup! So rich!! The only reason I did not give five stars is because I added something to it. I was worried about the cake being too dry, so I punched holes in the top and poured a can of sweetened condensed milk on top before the layer of peanut butter. Definitely five stars with this addition. Also followed other reviewers' recommendation of heating up the PB first and this worked perfectly. Thanks for a great recipe.

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Amanda

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Reviewed: Apr. 18, 2009

This was good, but very, very sweet.

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Sarah

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Omaha, Nebraska, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

This is a really good cake!

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Lisa

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Home Town: Long Beach, California, USA

Living In: Lakewood, California, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2009

we really like this cake, but it's getting 3 stars because of how sweet and rich it is. this is a cake that you have to serve in small slices. also, the cake is good, but IMO not very moist. modifications made: only two. 1 - i didn't measure the peanut butter. i'm a PB lover, and i'm pretty sure that i stayed under the 1.5 cups called for in the recipe. 2 - i was looking for an icing that wasn't as thick as the picture presented, so i cut back on the confectioners sugar called for in the recipe. i only used 2 cups. IMO the (modified) icing is the best part of the cake, and i will probably use this (scaled back) recipe for other cakes/cupcakes. yum. oh, and i made this as a layer cake with PB in the middle, rather than the sheet cake.

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Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2008

Good cake. Made this for my daughter's birthday cake. Was a little dense and on the dry side though.

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armywife892

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kent, Ohio, USA

Living In: Harker Heights, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 14, 2008

I made this for our family's early Christmas dinner and it's almost gone already! At first I thought it was too rich, but after I let it didn't seem to be so rich after it reached room temperature.

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amasongrace

Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA

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Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2008

Wow! I love this cake. I must say that everyone that tried this liked it. I used Special Dark cocoa and made sure that I tempered my eggs as suggested by another reviewer. The results were great. I will definitely make this again.

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CK.CROOKS

Home Town: West Monroe, Louisiana, USA

Living In: Plano, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 17, 2008

This is a really great recipe. I also added Reese's Peanut butter cups to the top and it was delicious.

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Mari :)

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: University Place, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2008

The only reason I'm giving this amazing recipe 4 stars is because when i stirred the 2 eggs into the melted butter, the egg sort of cooked into little tiny chunks. This did not make the cake taste bad by any means, but it left the chunks in the final product, which reduced the creamy and smooth texture. I did make one substitution - I used coconut butter for the batter in place of butter. It turned out so good! I brought half of the pan to work and everyone LOVED it! I'll be making this again - but I will try mixing the eggs into the batter at the same time the butter is mixed into the flour. Also, the frosting was tab bit too sweet so next time i'll use less powdered sugar to see if that helps. Very rich and WAY more like a brownie than a cake!!!

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2008

We loved it!

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SOUTHERN TRANSPLANT

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Valdosta, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2008

Rich & delicious! The peanut butter layer and chocolate icing taste like peanut butter cups. The cake was good, but somewhat overpowered by the volume and sweetness of the icing.

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Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2008

I have never made a cake this way before. It was kinda nice not having to drag out the mixer and all its parts. I microwaved the peanut butter and it poured right on. Then I put it in the fridge so the peanut butter would firm up. The result was a pretty and smooth layer. The fudge layer went on like a breeze!! This makes a lot of portions. (portion size should be small because it is so dense) I cut remaining pieces and wrapped them individually in saran wrap and put in a freezer bag. This way when anyone needs to get their "chocolate fix," they have a homemade goody from Mommy waiting!!

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busymommy

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Living In: Columbus, Georgia, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 17, 2008

This was a good recipe, but as others stated, it is rich. I am always looking for ways to use leftover buttermilk, and this worked out well. Thank you.

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Mary T.

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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2008

WOW! I made this for a friend's birthday (he's a peanut butter freak) and EVERYONE was raving about it. It was a huge hit. You MUST like fudge to enjoy this cake. It's thick and heavy and ohhh so good. I made it just as written and it came out perfectly. I won't have a choice but to make this again, as everyone has requested it for their birthdays!

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