Recipes

Cake:

Mix together in large mixing bowl and set aside.

2 cups sugar, 2 cups flour

In a medium saucepan, combine and bring to boil the following:

1 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 sticks margarine or butter, and

½ cup smooth peanut butter

Add to flour/sugar mixture and stir to combine.

Then add: ½ cup buttermilk , 2 eggs, beaten, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon soda Mix well.

Pour batter into a greased 17”x11” pan. Bake at 375 deg for 18-20 minutes. Check the cake at 17 minutes – over baking will result in a dry cake.

Frosting: Start preparing the frosting ingredients so you can pour the frosting on the cake while the cake and frosting are warm.

Remove from heat and add: 1 1-lb. box (approximately 3 ¾ cups) confectioners sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla

Mix well. Spread on cake while both cake and frosting are warm. Cool before cutting.

This recipe uses buttermilk; I use butter instead of margarine; Both of these contribute to moistness. Also - most people simply overbake their cakes. If a cake shrinks away from the side of the pan before you remove it from the oven, it has baked too long.