Cooked Peanut Butter Icing (Frosting)

One of my all time favorite desserts is a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting. My Mom clipped this recipe out of her local newspaper for me to try. I haven't made it yet, but I hope to soon. As written it should frost a 2 layer cake.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 16

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 1  cup milk
• 2  tablespoons light corn syrup
• 1  tablespoon margarine
• 1  cup peanut butter
• 1  teaspoon vanilla flavoring

Directions

1. Combine the sugar, milk and corn syrup in a heavy saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil and cook for about 3 minutes.
3. Remove from heat and place the pan in a larger pan of cold water.
4. Add the margarine, peanut butter, and vanilla flavoring.
5. Beat until mixture thickens to a spreading consistency.