Peanut Butter Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

My Secret Recipe Club assignment this month was Tasty Cheap Skate.  Jeanie started her blog in 2010 like Nicole and I did so I had tons of recipes to choose from.  She likes to break down the cost of each ingredient so you know how much it will cost you to make the entire meal which is helpful if you are on a tight budget. I chose her peanut butter cake with peanut butter frosting because my family is a bunch of peanut butter lovers.  I thought it might be too much peanut butter but I was pleasantly surprised.

 I cut the recipe in 1/2 as this is supposed to make enough for a sheet cake size.  There are only 3 people living in my house and the last thing we need is a sheet cake sized cake so a 9 x 9 pan was used instead.  Instead of chocolate ganache on top I used chopped Trader Joe's mini dark chocolate peanut butter cups.  The frosting was supposed to be made in a saucepan but I just whipped it up in my mixer instead to make it a little bit fluffier and less dense.

Ingredients for 9x9 Cake:
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1 large egg
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup sour cream
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
1/2 cup water

Ingredients for Frosting:
1/4 cup butter (1/2 stick) softened
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1-1/2 cup confectioners sugar
5 tsp half and half
1/2 tsp vanilla

10 mini dark chocolate peanut butter cups (Trader Joe's) chopped

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  In a large bowl combine sugar and flour.  Set aside.
In a medium bowl mix the egg, baking soda and sour cream.  Set aside.

In a small saucepan, combine peanut butter, butter and water. Bring to a boil.

Add boiled mixture to flour mixture and mix.

Stir in sour cream/egg mixture and mix again.

Pour into greased 9 x 9 pan.  Bake for 23-25 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted into center comes back clean.  While cake is cooling make the frosting.

Combine softened butter, peanut butter, vanilla, confectioners sugar and 1/2 and 1/2.  Mix until mixture is at desired consistency.  Add more 1/2 and 1/2 if needed.  Spread on top of cooled cake.  Top with chopped mini dark chocolate peanut butter cups.

Enjoy!!



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