Peanut Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 1/4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3 eggs
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup chopped peanuts

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, beat in eggs, chocolate and vanilla. combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. gradually beat in water.
• 2 pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch baking pans. bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 min or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
• 3 for frosting: in a large bowl cream the butter, peanut butter and powdered sugar. beat in milk and vanilla until smooth. set aside.
• 4 cut each cake horizontally into 2 layers. place bottom layer on a serving plate, top with 1/2 cup frosting. repeat layers twice. top with remaining cake layer. frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. gently press peanuts into sides of the cake.