Peanut Butter Cup Dump Cake

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🍫🥜 Peanut Butter Cup Dump Cake

 

 

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📖 Introduction

 

Few desserts can capture pure indulgence the way a dump cake does—and when you add Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups into the mix, you’ve got a dessert that speaks directly to the soul of chocolate and peanut butter lovers everywhere.

 

A dump cake is one of the easiest baked treats you can make. No need for fancy mixers, complicated techniques, or hours in the kitchen. The name says it all: you simply dump the ingredients together, bake, and enjoy. What makes this Peanut Butter Cup Dump Cake so special is the way it combines three incredible things: the richness of chocolate cake, the creaminess of chocolate pudding, and the salty-sweet decadence of peanut butter cups.

 

This cake is a celebration of comfort food at its finest—warm, gooey, and irresistibly delicious.

 

 

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🥘 Ingredients

 

1 box chocolate cake mix (15.25 oz standard size)

 

1 package (3.9 oz) chocolate instant pudding mix

 

2 cups milk (room temperature, preferably whole milk)

 

2 cups mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, roughly chopped

 

Optional toppings: whipped cream, chocolate drizzle, caramel sauce, or extra peanut butter cups

 

 

 

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

 

1. Preheat the oven: Set oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with butter or cooking spray.

 

 

2. Make pudding: In a bowl, whisk together the instant chocolate pudding mix with milk until smooth and thick. Set aside.

 

 

3. Layer the cake mix: Spread the dry chocolate cake mix evenly in the prepared dish. Do not prepare it as a traditional cake—just use the dry mix.

 

 

4. Add pudding layer: Pour the prepared pudding over the dry cake mix, spreading it gently with a spatula.

 

 

5. Top with candy: Sprinkle the chopped mini Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups across the top. Press a few lightly into the pudding layer so they melt inside.

 

 

6. Bake: Place the dish in the oven and bake for 35–40 minutes, until the edges are firm but the center remains gooey.

 

 

7. Cool slightly: Let it rest for 10–15 minutes before serving.

 

 

8. Serve & enjoy: Scoop into bowls, top with whipped cream, chocolate syrup, or extra Reese’s if desired.

 

 

 

 

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🥄 Methods

 

Classic Oven Method (above): Perfect for family-style serving.

 

Slow Cooker Method: Grease the crock, layer ingredients as above, and cook on low for 4 hours or high for 2 hours until set.

 

Microwave Mug Version: For a quick fix, layer small amounts of cake mix, pudding, and chopped Reese’s in a mug, microwave 2–3 minutes, and enjoy an instant mini cake.

 

 

 

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🕰️ History

 

The dump cake became popular in the 1960s in America, when boxed cake mixes and convenience desserts were booming. It was a dessert created for busy households—something quick, easy, and comforting.

 

Meanwhile, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, invented in 1928 by H.B. Reese, became one of the most beloved candies in the world. Over time, bakers began folding Reese’s into cookies, brownies, and cakes. The Peanut Butter Cup Dump Cake is a modern creation that brings together these two classics—the simplicity of a dump cake with the irresistible flavor of chocolate and peanut butter.

 

 

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🏗️ Formation (How the Cake Comes Together)

 

The dry cake mix on the bottom slowly absorbs moisture from the pudding.

 

The pudding layer bakes into a custardy, gooey middle.

 

The peanut butter cups soften and melt, forming sweet and salty pockets throughout the cake.

 

The result is a multi-textured dessert: cakey edges, creamy center, and melted candy surprises.

 

 

 

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💞 For the Lovers

 

This cake is for every chocolate lover who craves richness, every peanut butter fan who dreams of sweet and salty balance, and every home baker who loves effortless magic in the oven. It’s a dessert made to be shared—whether at birthdays, holidays, or a cozy night with family. Each bite feels like a love letter to comfort food.

 

 

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✅ Conclusion

 

The Peanut Butter Cup Dump Cake proves that you don’t need complicated recipes to create unforgettable desserts. With just a handful of pantry staples and a bag of Reese’s, you get a gooey, chocolatey, peanut-buttery masterpiece that everyone will fall in love with.

 

It’s simple, it’s nostalgic, it’s indulgent—and most importantly, it’s made for dessert lovers like you.

 

 

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Would you like me to also create a fancier bakery-style version of this

cake (with layers of frosting and extra Reese’s on top), or do you prefer to keep it in its classic dump cake style?