Peanut Butter Cake

 Kay Smith and her sister Pam cook for half of their hometown DeKalb, Texas. I asked for a plate of cookies for my grand opening at A Total Change and they brought EIGHT plates of cookies!  Some of those cookies just melt in your mouth!  

She recently came for her hair appointment bearing a plate of this peanut butter cake.  I asked her to send me the recipe and I made it that night.  (...almost put myself into a sugar coma, and my husband remarked that he didn’t really care for peanut butter cake,  but this one was really good.)

In a saucepan pan, bring to a boil:

1/2 cup peanut butter 

2 sticks butter

1 cup water

In a large mixing bowl:

2 cups all purpose flour

2 cups sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

 Pour hot mixture over the dry ingredient mixture. 

Add 1/2 cup buttermilk and 2 eggs and mix well 

Pour into a greased and floured pan and bake for 20-25 minutes at 350 degrees. This is a US made jelly roll pan that I use.  I purchased it here  https://shop.kingarthurbaking.com/items/king-arthur-flour-jelly-roll-pan

 It is a great pan! I usually put things on a large cookie sheet to make it easier for me to handle. (My old hairdresser arms and hands are wore out!)

  Do NOT overbake. 

For the frosting, in a saucepan, bring to a boil:

1 stick butter

1/2 cup peanut butter

6 tablespoons milk

Pour hot mixture over 4 cups powdered sugar and beat until smooth, then add 1 teaspoon vanilla

                          Frost when cake is completely cooled, but while frosting is still hot.