Harvest Peanut Cake

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Yields: 1 Cake

Ingredients

• 1  cup creamy peanut butter
• 2⁄3 cup butter or 2⁄3 cup margarine, softened
• 2  cups  firm packed brown sugar
• 6  eggs
• 2  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup milk
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped roasted peanuts

• Peanut Butter Frosting

• 1⁄2 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1 (16 ounce) box powdered sugar, sifted
• 1⁄2 cup milk, plus
• 1  tablespoon milk
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Cream peanut butter and butter.
2. Gradually add sugar,beating well.
3. Add eggs,one at a time,beating well after each addition.
4. Combine flour,baking powder and salt,add to creamed mixture alternately with milk,beating well after each addition.
5. Stir in vanilla.
6. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13x9x2 inch baking pan.
7. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes.
8. Cool cake in pan completely.
9. Spread frosting on top of cake and sprinkle with chopped peanuts.
10. FROSTING: Cream peanut butter,gradually add half the sugar,beating well.
11. Add remaining sugar alternately with milk,beating until smooth enough to spread.