Peanut butter cake

Peanut butter cake

Children will love this cake and so will adults.

If you need a special party cake,this is it.

-2 cups all-purpose flour

-2 teaspoon baking powder

-¼ teaspoon salt

-¾ cup unsalted butter,at room temperature

-1¼ cup sugar

-2 eggs

-¾ cup creamy peanut butter

-1 tablespoon vanilla

-1 cup milk

-Chocolate frosting and peanut butter filling (recipe below)

-Chocolate glaze (recipe below)

Grease two 9-inch round cake pans.Line bottoms with waxed paper circles.

Dust sides with flour,tapping out excess.

Stir together the flour,baking powder and salt in a bowl.

In a large bowl,beat the butter until smooth.

Gradually beat in sugar until light and fluffy,beat in eggs ,one at the time.

Beat in the peanut butter and vanilla.

Beat in the flour and the milk,alternately in three additions,beginning and ending with the flour.

Scrape into prepared pans.

Bake in preheated oven 350*F for 25-30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool cakes in pans on wire rack for 15 minutes.

Invert cakes onto wire rack and cool completely,remove waxed paper.

Place one cake layer on serving plate,spread top with peanut butter filling.

Place second layer on top,frost top and sides with chocolate frosting.

Pour the chocolate glaze over top; tip plate in swirling motion so glaze drips down sides of the cake.

Chocolate frosting and peanut butter filling

-¾ cup unsalted butter,at room temperature

-1¼ cup confectioner's sugar (icing sugar)

-2 tablesppons milk

-1 teaspoon vanilla

-½ cup creamy peanut butter

-½ cup chocolate glaze (recipe follows)

In a large bowl,beat the butter until smooth,gradually beat in the icing sugar until smooth.

Add milk and vanilla;beat at high speed until very light and fluffy.

Peanut butter filling: ½ cup butter mixture,stir in the peanut butter.

Chocolate frosting: Stir in ½ cup chocolate glaze in the remaining butter mixture.

Chocolate glaze

-1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

-¼ cup water

-2 tablespoons unsalted butter,at room temperature

-1 teaspoon vanilla

Melt chocolate with water,butter and vanilla in top of double boiler over hot water.

Stir until smooth,cool completely.

Use ½ cup glaze for the chocolate frosting,reserve the remaining glaze to pour over the cake.

Gently reheat the glaze if it becomes too thick to pour.

Bon Appétit