Salted Peanut Cake

Submitted by Pinay0618

"Being a Southern girl in a peanut-growing state, I kinda had to share this recipe. From Taste of Home."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• Cake

• 1⁄2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 lb salted peanuts, ground

• FROSTING

• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

directions

1. In a bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Add egg; beat well. Combine the flour, baking soda and baking powder; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Set aside 3/4 cup peanuts for topping. Stir remaining peanuts into batter. Spread into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
2. Meanwhile, for the frosting, combine the flour and the milk in a saucepan until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat; cool completely. In a bowl, cream the butter and confectioners' sugar until fluffy. Add the cooled flour mixture and the vanilla; beat until fluffy, about 4 minutes. Spread over the cake; sprinkle with the reserved peanuts.