Peanut Chocolate Cake

Another great recipe from Taste of Home

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2 1⁄4 cups brown sugar, packed
• 3  eggs
• 3  ounces  unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 2 1⁄4 cups flour
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup sour cream
• 1  cup water

• Frosting

• 1  cup butter, softened
• 1  cup peanut butter
• 4  cups powdered sugar
• 1⁄4 cup milk
• 2  teaspoons vanilla
• 1  cup  chopped peanuts

Directions

1. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy, beat in eggs, chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream, beating well after each addition. Gradually beat in water.
2. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 inch baking pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 min or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
3. For frosting: In a large bowl cream the butter, peanut butter and powdered sugar. Beat in milk and vanilla until smooth. Set aside.
4. Cut each cake horizontally into 2 layers. Place bottom layer on a serving plate, top with 1/2 cup frosting. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining cake layer. Frost top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Gently press peanuts into sides of the cake.