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Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake

2 1/4 cups flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup baking cocoa
1 1 /2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 1/2 tsp white vinegar
1 1/2 tsp vanilla

Peanut Butter Batter:
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1/3 cup plus 1 Tbsp sugar, divided
1 egg
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt.
Stir in water, oil, vinegar and vanilla; mix well.
Pour into a greased 13"x9"x2" baking pan.
In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, 1/3 cup sugar, egg and salt until smooth.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by tablespoonfuls over cake batter; cut through batter with knife to swirl the peanut butter mixture.
Sprinkle with pecans and remaining sugar.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool on a wire rack before cutting.
Refrigerate leftovers.

Yield:  24 servings

(Quick Cooking - February/March 2002)