Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Coffee Cake

Once I find a recipe that I want to try I look for any reason to make it!  So when my bosses 25th Anniversary with the company came up I knew that I needed to make this Coffee Cake!  It was a must!  It was a wonderfully moist coffee cake, but I wish that the peanut butter flavor had come out just a little more.  Everyone in the office LOVED it and I had no complaints from them!  I will try this again - I think I want to try a Nutella version!

Peanut Butter Coffee Cake

Recipe from Jif & Mr. Breakfast

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup flour

1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter

2 Tablespoons melted butter

1 1/2 cups mini chocolate chips

1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

1/4 cup butter, room temprature

1 cup brown sugar

2 eggs

2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teasppon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 cup milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Spray a 13x9" pan with non-stick spray.  

Mix together, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup flour, 1/4 cup crunchy peanut butter and melted butter until crumbly.  Stir in chocolate chips and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine 1/2 cup peanut butter and 1/4 cup softened butter, cream together.  Beat in 1 cup brown sugar.  Add in eggs one a time, incorporating well.  Beat until fluffy.  Add in dry ingredients alternately with milk, begining and ending with dry ingredients.  

Spread batter evenly into prepared pan and top with chocolate chip mixture.  Bake 30 minutes.  Cool in pan and serve warm.