Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

Gay Gilmore's Note:

Got this from the internet somewhere for someone -- haven't made it myself, but updated the ingredients list based on feedback 10/07

• Total Time: 1 hrs
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 24

Yield: 1.0 cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups self-rising flour
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Icing

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Mix sugar and self-rising flour; set aside.
2. Bring to a rapid boil 2 sticks of butter, 1 cup of peanut butter, and 1 cup of water.
3. Pour over dry ingredients.
4. Add to that 1/2 cup buttermilk, eggs, 1 teaspoon vanilla and then mix with mixer.
5. Pour into greased 18" x 12" pan and bake for 25-30 minutes at 350 degrees.
6. To make icing, bring to a boil 1 stick of remaining butter, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 1/3 cup buttermilk, 1 teaspoon vanilla; boil, add powdered sugar, mix well, and pour over hot cake.

Reviews

[Evie*]

Made this for 'Zaar day, we were in the middle of moving house and I thought this a good idea to make for our friends who helped move the numerous boxes. Lovely flavour went down well with a pot of coffee, the icing was a new way of making icing for me, but topped the cake lovely.

[Elspaghetti]

Very moist and peanut-buttery! My family loved it. Remember to add about a teaspoon of both baking powder and soda, or the consistiency is a bit off. I frosted it with a different frosting recipe, because I made a layer cake out of it instead of a sheet cake. I'll definately make this again!

[604 Center]

I think I did something wrong. My cake baked for forty minutes and I had to take it out because I was afraid it was going to start burning. The batter tasted yummy though. The frosting did not spread well, even on a cake right out of the oven. It set like fudge, but way to quick to spread right. Still, I got it done.

And hubby's huge tub of peanut butter he brought when we were married is almost gone. Yay! I think I'll have to buy more though, because I'm having a huge peanut butter craving lately.

Still with all these problems, it's a yummy cake. Thanks!