Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Peanut Butter Texas Sheet Cake

This cake has recently become my new favorite, even surpassing the Chocolate Sheet cake, oh how I love it! It's so moist and delicious, with lots of peanut butter flavor and an incredibly yummy peanut butter fudge frosting. Heaven!

Peanut Butter Texas Sheet Cake

2 cups sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs
1 tsp. baking soda
1 cup sour cream, reg., light or fat-free
 2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup butter 'or' shortening 'or' 3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup water

frosting:
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup creamy peanut butter
6 TBSP. milk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar

Preheat oven to 400* F. Lightly grease a large cookie sheet. Set aside.
Combine the flour and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Set aside. In a large bowl combine the eggs, baking soda and sour cream. Mix well and set aside. In a medium saucepan combine the peanut butter, butter and water. Bring to a boil. Stir the boiled peanut butter mixture into the flour mixture. Mix well. Add the Mix in the sour cream mixture. Mix well. Pour the batter into a greased cookie sheet. Bake @ 400* F for 20 minutes or until toothpick near center comes out clean.
For the Frsoting: While the cake is baking, combine the butter, peanut butter and milk in a saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Add the vanilla and powdered sugar and mix well. The frosting witll be thick, mix well. Pour and spread over cake while both are still warm. Let the cake and frosting cool completely. Cut into pieces and serve. Serves 16-24.

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