Recipe For Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake

This luscious Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake takes keto baking to a whole new level! Tender chocolate cake with a swirl of peanut butter cheesecake, all topped off with sugar-free peanut butter cups. This post is sponsored by ChocZero.

Looking for a super decadent, ooey gooey keto dessert? Well you’ve come to the right place. Because when it comes to keto cakes, I don’t mess around.

Especially when we’re talking about chocolate and peanut butter. It’s one of my all-time favorite flavor combos, and I love finding new ways to enjoy it.

Gluten Free Pumpkin Earthquake Cake

This time, I took my famous Keto Earthquake Cake and swirled in some peanut butter cheesecake. And after baking, I sprinkled the top with chopped keto peanut butter cups.

I have so much fun playing with all the wonderful ChocZero goodies. My last order included their decadent hazelnut spread, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and a few bags of their dark chocolate peanut butter cups.

And the idea for this earthquake cake variation popped into my head upon seeing those delicious peanut butter cups. They were just begging to be used in some over-the-top keto dessert.

Peanut Butter Cheesecake Chocolate Cake

Do I need to tell you how good this is? It’s gooey, it’s rich, and the peanut butter cups become melty and delicious on top of the warm cake.

1. Make the cake batter: Whisk together the dry ingredients, and then add the butter, eggs, water, and vanilla. Spread the batter in a 9×13 inch ceramic baking pan.

2. Make the filling: Beat the cream cheese, peanut butter, and butter together, then beat in the sweetener. Add the vanilla and thin the filling out a little with some almond milk.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake!

5. Bake: Bake the cake at 325ºF until the sides are set. The center should still jiggle ever so slightly when the pan is shaken.

Baking pans: I recommend glass or ceramic for this particular recipe, as it allows the cheesecake filling to cook through properly. But you can use a metal pan as well. Just watch it carefully as the cake may bake faster.

Don’t overbake: A cake like this can become dry if you bake it too long. Because of the cheesecake filling, the center may still seem soft. Look for the sides to be completely set, and then give the pan a shake. If the center still looks liquid, it needs more time. But if it jiggles just a little bit, it’s done.

Chocolate Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake Recipe By Shimi

Nut-free variation: If you want to make this cake without tree nuts, use sunflower seed flour in place of the almond flour. You can use it in exactly the same quantity.

This luscious Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake takes keto baking to a whole new level! Tender chocolate cake with a swirl of peanut butter cheesecake, all topped off with sugar-free peanut butter cups.

Storage Information: Store this cake in the fridge, tightly covered, or up to a week. It can also be frozen for several months. 

Reese's Peanut Butter Cup Earthquake Cake

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Reader InteractionsWe are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.Do you love chocolate peanut butter desserts?! This decadent chocolate peanut butter earthquake cake is your dessert. Chocolate cake loaded with peanut butter cheesecake, peanut butter cups, and milk chocolate chips all stuffed into one dessert. No need for frosting here!

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Chocolate Cake: Earthquake Cake Recipe

I can't even tell you how many times I've made this chocolate peanut butter earthquake cake. Totally lying, it's been 6 times now. I tested it a couple of times, made it for my mama's birthday and she absolutely went crazy for it, made it for a video and then made it again for a video because my dog ate the first one.

I wish I was joking but it happened and I had no idea until the next day. I left my studio open when I went to pick my husband up from work because one of my kitties was laying in there and Ferdinand helped himself to an entire cake. I know that dogs can get really sick from eating chocolate, but he's been to the vet and he's healthy as a horse. Thank goodness.

I've tested this recipe with a couple different amounts of peanut butter cheesecake added to them. I really liked them both, but more is more with me. So, if you want the extremely gooey chocolate peanut butter earthquake cake, double the peanut butter cheesecake recipe!

Earthquake Cake {with Cake Mix!}

I used a chocolate fudge cake mix for this recipe, but you can use the cake recipe in thisDecadent Triple Chocolate Cake instead if you want it completely homemade.I know I've said it before, I have people compliment my cakes even when they're just cake mix cakes. If you can throw an amazing frosting on top or in this case a peanut butter cheesecake filling, you're all set!

How gooey do you want your chocolate peanut butter earthquake cake? Do you want it over-the-top gooey where you may have to use a spoon to scoop out your cake? Double JUST the peanut butter cheesecake recipe! It makes the cake look a lot more like an earthquake cake too.

To make the peanut butter cheesecake filling, you're going to need exactly what you need to make a peanut butter cream cheese frosting. The only difference between the two is that we're adding it to the cake batter insteadof a baked cake.

Peanut Butter Cake

I used Imperial light brown sugar and powdered sugar to make the peanut butter cheesecake filling. I added the light brown sugar because I'm a sucker for peanut butter and brown sugar together. It just gives it a little extra flavor and richness.The powdered sugar added the additional sweetness that was needed without making the cheesecake filling too grainy.

The last thing we needed for the chocolate peanut butter earthquake cake is peanut butter cups and milk chocolate chips. The milk chocolate chips can be substituted with semisweet if those are the chocolate chips you prefer. I've never been a semisweet chocolate chip lover. It's just not sweet enough for me.

⬆️⬆️⬆️ This is an example of the chocolate peanut butter earthquake cake with the peanut butter cheesecake doubled. See how gooey it is? Heavenly!

Hawaiian Earthquake Cake

⬆️⬆️⬆️ Here it is made according to the recipe below. Still gooey, but not to the point where you're spooning it out of the cake pan.

This decadent chocolate peanut butter earthquake cake is a chocolate cake loaded with peanut butter cheesecake, peanut butter cups, and milk chocolate chips. No need for frosting here!

Calories: 375 kcal Carbohydrates: 32 g Protein: 6 g Fat: 25 g Saturated Fat: 13 g Cholesterol: 51 mg Sodium: 179 mg Potassium: 147 mg Fiber: 1 g Sugar: 29 g Vitamin A: 275 IU Vitamin C: 0.1 mg Calcium: 45 mg Iron: 0.7 mg

Keto Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake

Miranda is the owner of Cookie Dough and Oven Mitt and the author of the Easy Homemade Cookie Cookbook. She loves to focus on fun, seasonal dessert recipes. She's been featured on BuzzFeed, Red Book Magazine, Country Living, Parade, and others. Read more...