Description
If you like chocolate and peanut butter you will love this cake. A chocolate sheet cake is spread with peanut butter, and then topped with chocolate frosting.
Ingredients
- 1 cup margarine
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
- ¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- ½ cup margarine
- 6 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cups confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9×13 inch pan.
- In a saucepan
- combine 1 cup margarine
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- water
- eggs
- and 1/2 cup buttermilk in a saucepan. Cook
- stirring occasionally
- until it bubbles. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl
- mix flour
- 2 cups sugar and baking soda. Make a well in the center and pour in chocolate mixture. Add vanilla and beat until smooth. Spread batter into prepared pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes
- or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
- In a small bowl
- mix peanut butter and oil. Spread over top of cake. In a saucepan
- combine 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1/2 cup margarine
- and 6 tablespoons buttermilk. Heat until boiling. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla. Place confectioners’ sugar in a large bowl. Beat in chocolate mixture and continue mixing until smooth. Spread over cake.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 12