Peanut Butter Cake With Peanut Butter Cream Frosting

No clue where this recipe came from, but it's yummy. I've used skim milk just fine, as well as reduced fat cream cheese.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 20

Ingredients

• cake

• 1⁄2 cup  peanut butter chips
• 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1 1⁄2 cups milk
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt

• frosting

• 1  cup  peanut butter chips
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 3  cups powdered sugar
• 2  tablespoons milk

Directions

1. Cake:.
2. Melt 1/2 cup peanut butter chips til smooth.
3. Combine butter and sugar; beat until creamy and blend in melted morsels.
4. Beat in eggs and vanilla.
5. Alternately blend in dry ingredients and milk.
6. Pour into 2 greased and floured 8-inch cake pans.
7. Bake at 350 degrees 35-40 minutes, or until golden.
8. Remove from pans and cool.
9. Frosting:.
10. Melt 1 cup of peanut butter chips and stir until smooth.
11. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, chips, vanilla, and salt; beat well.
12. Beat in powdered sugar alternately with milk until mixture is of spreading consistency.
13. Frost cake.