Peanut butter-buttermilk chocolate cake

1 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2cupsFlour
2cupsSugar
½teaspoonSalt
½cupMargarine
1cupWater
½cupVegetable Shortening
3tablespoonsCocoa; ( heaping )
2Eggs; ( beaten )
1teaspoonBaking Soda
½cupButtermilk
1teaspoonVanilla
2tablespoonsPeanut Butter
½cupMargarine
3tablespoonsCocoa; ( heaping )
16ouncesPowdered Sugar
1teaspoonVanilla
½cupChopped Nuts; ( Optional )
6tablespoonsMilk

Directions

ICING

From: arielle@... (Stephanie da Silva) Place in large mixing bowl: Flour, Sugar, and Salt. (Combine Mixture) Place in saucepan: Margarine, Water, Shortening, and Cocoa. Bring to boil and pour over flour mixture. Mix Well.

Place in another bowl: eggs, Baking Soda, Buttermilk, and Vanilla. Mix Well add this mixture to hot mixture. Mix Well.

Bake in greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan at 350F for 15-20 min.

While cake is HOT spread very thin layer of Peanut Butter on it. (You may not use all of the Peanut Butter!) Icing: Melt Margarine and Cocoa in saucepan, but DO NOT BOIL, Mix Well.

Take off heat and add powdered sugar, Vanilla, Nuts, and Milk ( add just enough milk to make the icing thin enough to spread). Mix Well. ICE CAKE WHILE HOT.

Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest by Musique68<Musique68@...> on Apr 2, 1998