Reese’s Pieces Cake Bars

(from danadanger’s recipe box)

Source: http://www.keepitsweetblog.com/reeses-pieces-cake-bars/

Categories: baking, dessert

Ingredients

  • 1 chocolate cake mix plus ingredients called for on box, replacing oil with creamy peanut butter (my cake mix called for 1/3 cup of oil so I ignored that and used 1/3 cup of peanut butter)
  • 3/4 cups Reese’s Mini Pieces or regular Reese’s Pieces lightly chopped
  • Fluffy Peanut Butter Frosting
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Directions

  1. Pre-heat oven as directed on box

  2. Spray a 13×9 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray

  3. Follow directions on cake box, substituting peanut butter for oil; stir in Reese’s Pieces

  4. Pour cake batter into prepared baking dish and bake for 25-30 minutes or until a knife comes out clean

  5. Allow cake to cool

  6. To make Frosting

  7. Beat butter with an electric mixer until light and creamy

  8. Beat in peanut butter until well combined

  9. Add sugar and stir until combined; then increase speed to high and beat until frosting is light and fluffy

  10. Ice cooled cake with prepared frosting and serve

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