Death By Peanut Butter Cake
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
1 (18.25-ounce) butter cake mix (I use Duncan Hines.)
1/2 cup real butter
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (I use Jif.)
4 Eggs (room Temperature)
2/3 cup water
1/2 tsp. Real vanilla
Recipe
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease & flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
Cream together peanut butter and butter until fluffy. Add 1 egg at a time beating after each egg. Add 1/2 of the cake mix and 1/2 of the water mix well then add other 1/2 of cake mix and other 1/2 of water mix until just combined. (Don�t over beat.)
Bake for about 25 to 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched. Cool cakes on wire rack. Frost when cool.
Variations: After frosting I top with peanuts and a chopped Reese's peanut butter sticks
Death By Peanut Butter Icing
1/2 cup real butter (softened)
1 tab. Crisco shortening
4 oz cream cheese (softened)
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (Jif)
2 tsp. Real vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar (I sift for smoother results.)
In a large deep bowl, beat butter Crisco and cream cheese until light & fluffy add peanut butter and vanilla beat on high speed until fluffy. On low speed, beat in 1/2 of confectioner�s sugar until mixed then beat in other 1/2. Frost cake.
Variations: I top with a chopped Reases Peanut Butter Sticks & Planters Peanuts.
Notes: I use this icing with the death by peanut butter cake.
Will frost a 2 layer cake.