Peanut Butter Cake & Icing
"I made as a birthday cake for a peanut butter fanatic. Wrote a message on top using raisins (I didn't have chocolate chips). The icing is especially delicious and "citrusy" (yes, you heard me right, citrus & peanut butter)."
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
-
Cake
- 2 cups flour
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
- 2 eggs
- 3⁄4 cup milk
- 1⁄4 cup oil
-
Icing
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon peanut butter
- 1 1⁄4 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
- 4 drops vanilla
directions
- Cake:.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Whip eggs with oil and sugar.
- Add peanut butter and whip some more.
- In a separate bowl, sift flour with baking powder.
- Slowly, add flour mixture, alternating with the milk.
- Stir minimally until smooth.
- Pour into 2 round 8" cake pans, lined with parchement or wax paper.
- Bake until toothpick comes out clean (approximately 30 minutes).
- Cool before icing.
- Icing:.
- Combine powdered sugar with peanut butter and butter.
- Add lemon and orange juices along with vanilla.
- Mix until smooth.
- Spread part of the icing on top of one of the cooled cakes.
- Place the other cake on top.
- Spread remaining icing to cover both the top and sides of the cake.
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