Peanut Butter Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting
Columbus Dispatch, August 24, 1994
1 stick ( 1/2 cup) margarine, softened
1/2 cup peanut butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup water
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup milk
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla
Peanut Butter Frosting, recipe follows
Mix margarine, peanut butter, vegetable oil and water together in bowl until well blended. (Do not use an electric mixer.)
Add eggs, milk, flour, sugar, soda and vanilla. Stir until well blended. Pour into greased and floured 15x9-inch sheet cake pan.
Bake at 400 for 20 minutes. Cool cake completely before icing with Peanut Butter Frosting.
Peanut Butter Frosting
1 stick (1/2 cup) margarine
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup peanut butter
1 lb. confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Put margarine, milk and peanut butter in saucepan and bring to a boil. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla. Spread on cooled cake.
Note: When making cake, mix margarine and peanut butter first, then oil, then water. Work fast when spreading frosting. It sets quickly.
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