Jimmy Carter Cake

Submitted by pines506

"This is more a layered dessert than a cake. Its very good. This is from an old newspaper clipping. Is all I had on hand was golden roast peanuts, but they worked great."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• First Layer

• 1 cup flour
• 1⁄2 cup margarine, softened
• 2⁄3 cup chopped peanuts

• Second Layer

• 1⁄3 cup creamy peanut butter or 1/3 cup crunchy peanut butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, room temperature
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup Cool Whip (out of an 8 oz. container, save rest for layer 4)

• Third Layer

• 1 (4 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding
• 2 3⁄4 cups milk

• Fourth Layer

• rest Cool Whip
• chocolate shavings (optional)
• chopped peanuts (optional)

directions

1. First Layer: Combine flour, margarine and peanuts and blend like pie crust.
2. Press into bottom of 9 x 13 pan and bake 20 minutes at 350°F (Note: It takes a little work to make the crust cover the whole bottom, but it does and its worth it!).
3. Cool.
4. Second Layer: Blend all second layer ingredients together and pour carefully on top of first layer.
5. Spread to even it out.
6. Third Layer: Blend third layer ingredients and pour on top of second layer.
7. Let pudding set up a little before putting fourth layer on.
8. Fourth Layer: Put remainder of Cool Whip on top and garnish with the shaved chocolate and peanuts.

Reviews

[Pinay0618]

We are peanut butter freaks in our house, and this is our favorite version of this dessert. So easy, so light - and delicious!!