Double Peanut Butter Pound Cake

A friend of ours wanted to see if we could make a peanut butter pound cake. This is posted in response to her request. :) Found on another site and then had several peanut butter loving friends try it out. :)

• Ready In: 1 hr 45 mins
• Serves: 16
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 3⁄4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 3  cups sugar
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 5  eggs
• 3  cups flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup milk

• Frosting

• 1⁄2 cup peanut butter
• 1⁄2 cup corn syrup
• 2  cups powdered sugar
• 1  tablespoon milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour 10 inch tube pan.
2. In large mixing bowl, combine butter, peanut butter, sugar, and vanilla; beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
3. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into butter mixture alternately with milk. Pour into pan.
4. Bake at 350 F until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15-30 minutes.
5. Cool in pan 15 minutes on wire rack. Remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack. Drizzle cake with Peanut Butter Frosting.
6. Frosting (Sometimes I make only half of this as it makes a LOT):
7. In sauce pan over low heat, melt 1/2 cup each of peanut butter and corn syrup. Stir in 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 T. milk, and 1 t. vanilla; mix until smooth.