Peanut Butter Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup chunky peanut butter
• 2 cups light brown sugar, packed
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate morsel
• 1/2 cup half-and-half
• 1 cup butter
• 2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 cake: preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cream together butter and peanut butter.
• 3 gradually add sugar, beating well at medium speed.
• 4 add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 combine dry ingredients separately.
• 6 add dry ingredients to creamed mixture alternatively with milk mixing well after each addition.
• 7 add vanilla.
• 8 pour into a greased and floured 9" x 13" baking pan.
• 9 bake for 45-50 minutes.
• 10 cool before frosting.
• 11 frosting: combine chocolate chips and half-and-half in top of a double boiler.
• 12 heat until melted and smooth.
• 13 blend in sugar.
• 14 set pan in ice and beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until frosting holds its shape.
• 15 frost cake and sprinkle with chopped peanuts, if desired.