Peanut Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 1/4 cups packed light brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted and slightly cooled
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups all-purpose 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 confectioners' sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup finely chopped honey roasted peanuts

Recipe

• 1 cake: preheat oven to 350 f.
• 2 in a large bowl, mix butter and brown sugar.
• 3 beat in eggs, one at a time.
• 4 add chocolate and vanilla and beat well.
• 5 sift flour, baking soda and salt together and add to creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream.
• 6 gradually beat in water.
• 7 pour into two greased and flored 9" round baking pans.
• 8 bake for 35- 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 9 cool for 10 minutes in pan, then remove and place on wire rack to cool completely.
• 10 frosting: cream butter, peanut butter, confectioners' sugar, milk and vanilla in bowl until smooth.
• 11 if needed for desired consistency, add 1 teaspoon of milk at a time to get the frosting you desire.
• 12 place bottom layer of cake on cake plate and spread top with peanut butter frosting.
• 13 place next layer on top and frost sides, then top of the cake with the frosting.
• 14 (the original recipe calls for spitting the 2 layers and making 4. i leave my cake in 2 layers. i'm lazy!) once cake is frosted, sprinkle chopped honey roasted peanuts on top or press them onto the sides of the cake.