#MEwx Colder, clouds, scatered snow and Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake

Good Morning Augusta

This morning we have mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of snow this afternoon. Highs will be in the lower 30s with light and variable winds.

Tonight we'll have partly cloudy skies with scattered snow showers during evening hours, turning mostly clear after midnight. Lows in the lower 20s with light and variable winds, becoming west 10 to 15 mph gusting to 25 mph after midnight.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 29.7°F, the humidity is 78% the Dew point is 23.7°F with a wind chill of 29.7°F.

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.89, the Absolute pressure is 29.69 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/clouds.

If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personal weather station click Here. That will take you directly to my weather station.

Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with cloudy skies.

The UV rating is  0 out of 16, The moon is 0.0% illuminated, the moon phase is     waxing crescent, Sunrise is 7:07 am↑ 123° Southeast, sunset is 4:00 pm↑ 237° Southwest, Moonrise is 7:03 am↑ 124° Southeast, Moonset is 4:01 pm↑ 235° Southwest and we'll have 8 hours 53 minutes of daylight today.

We've had 0.03 additional inches of ice/snow melting here over the past 24 hours.

This isn't exactly a Xmas recipe, but hey, it's the holidays!

Peanut Butter Earthquake Cake!

Ingredients

1 Box Dark Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix (oil, eggs, water)

8oz Softened cream cheese

1/2 Cup softened butter

1/2 Creamy peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 Cups powdered sugar

1/2 Cup chocolate chips

1 Cup miniature Reese's peanut butter cups unwrapped and cut in halves

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Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350° and grease a 9 x 13 baking dish with a nonstick cooking spray

2. In a large bowl mix together the ingredients for your chocolate fudge cake

3. Pour your fudge cake into your greased baking dish and set aside

4. In a separate bowl, mix together your cream cheese, butter, peanut butter, and vanilla until well mixed

5. Mix in your powdered sugar 1 cup at a time until you add all 4 cups

6. Add your peanut butter mixture in spoonsful to your chocolate cake mix and lightly spread around

7. Now sprinkle your Reese's peanut butter cup halves and chocolate chips on top

8. Bake for about 45-50 minutes (checking the center after 45 with a tooth pick test)

9. Serve warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream

 

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