Chocolate Peanut Butter Upside Down Cake Food

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT BUTTER UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease or spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch rectangular pan.
• In large bowl, beat cake mix, water, oil and eggs on low speed 30 seconds, then on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl as necessary.
• In small bowl, mix butter and brown sugar. Pour into pan. Top with banana halves. By spoonfuls, randomly drop peanut butter on top of bananas. Pour cake batter on top.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes. Turn pan upside down on serving platter. Cut into 4 rows by 3 rows.

CHOCOLATE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a small saucepan, heat water and butter until butter is melted. Stir in brown sugar; mix well. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with coconut, chocolate chips, pecans and marshmallows., Prepare cake batter according to package directions; carefully pour over marshmallows. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before inverting cake onto a serving plate.

CHOCOLATE-PEANUT-BUTTER-BANANA UPSIDE DOWN CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 F and lightly butter the sides of a 9 x 13 glass baking dish. In a medium bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt.
• In a standing electric mixer fitted with the paddle, beat 2 sticks of the butter with the granulated sugar at medium speed until very fluffy; 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then add the vanilla. In 3 alternating batches, beat in the flour mixture and the milk. Transfer one-fourth of the batter to the medium bowl and stir in the melted chocolate. Beat the peanut butter into the remaining batter.
• In a small bowl, blend the remaining stick of butter with the brown sugar and spread it in the baking dish. Arrange the bananas, cut side down, in the dish.
• Spoon dollops of the peanut butter batter into the dish and fill in the gaps with the chocolate batter. Gently swirl the batters together with a table knife.
• Set a baking sheet on the bottom rack of the oven and bake the cake on the center rack for 60-65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then invert it onto a platter.
• Let the cake cool slightly, then cut into squares and serve. The unmolded cake can be refrigerated for up to 3 days.

CHOCOLATE PEANUT BUTTER BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. If your bundt pan is dark coated/black, preheat oven to 325. Grease and flour and Bundt cake pan; set aside.
• IGNORE the cake mix package directions.
• In a large bowl, beat together the cake mix, sour cream and eggs until smooth.
• Pour HALF of this batter into the prepared Bundt cake pan.
• Evenly spread out the 12 halved pieces of mini peanut butter cups over the batter.
• Evenly top with remaining batter.
• Bake at 350 for about 50-60 minutes (or 325 for dark pans) or until toothpick tests done.
• Allow to cool for 10 minutes and turn upside down to release the cake. Cool completely.
• After completely cooled, place the choc chips and peanut butter in a saucepan or microwave-safe bowl. Melt over low heat stirring constantly (or microwave in bowlintermittantly) until melted and smooth.
• Drizzle over the cooled cake.
• *****If you own the Pampered Chef's Bundt Stoneware, follow these directions, but microwave for about 12 minutes (microwave oven times will vary) and proceed as written.*****.

PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually beat into egg mixture until blended. Stir in coffee (batter will be thin). , Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack. , For frosting, beat the cream cheese and peanut butter in a bowl until smooth. Beat in sugar, milk and vanilla. Spread over cake. Sprinkle with chocolate chips if desired. Store in the refrigerator.