Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Cake

Several years ago my Dad signed me and my siblings up for Big Brothers/ Big Sisters. My big sister, Deidra, was AWESOME, and not only did I get great big sister, I got her whole family. This is a recipe I got from her sister Suzanne, who is a GREAT cook. (Pretty much everyone in their family is!) This cake combines my love of chocolate and peanut butter. There are simply no words for how yummy this cake is!  Here's how you make it...

These are the ingredients you will need (minus the salt, I must have had mommy brain when I grabbed it because I meant to grab the vanilla extract!)

First you mix together your flour, sugar, and baking soda. Set aside...

Then you mix butter, buttermilk, water, cocoa, your beaten eggs, and cook over medium heat until just bubbly. (I stir mine pretty much constantly to avoid scrambled eggs)

Add to your dry ingredients and mix until smooth, and then you add your vanilla and mix. Pour into baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. (forgot to take a pic before I put it in the oven) DO NOT OVERBAKE!!!

Remove from oven and let sit 15 minutes.

Spread  1 1/2 cups peanut butter on top of cake. (Let sit a little so peanut butter will soften so it will be easier to spread) After I do this I put the cake in the fridge for a little bit to let the peanut butter set.

For your frosting mix butter, buttermilk and cocoa and cook over medium heat till bubbly.

Stir in confectioners sugar and vanilla, pour over cake, and you get..

THIS!! Yummy chocolate peanut butter goodness!!

So good...

Look at the layers of peanut butter and chocolate frosting. YUM!

Here's the recipe:

Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge Cake

(Recipe by Suzanne Latta)

Cake

2 cups plain flour

2 cups sugar

1 tsp. baking soda

*Combine and set aside

2 sticks butter (margarine)

1/2 cup buttermilk

1 cup water

1/4 cup cocoa

2 eggs, beaten

*Combine and cook over medium heat until bubbly. Add to dry ingredients, and beat with electric mixer until smooth. Stir in 1 tsp. vanilla

Bake at 350 degrees in a preheated oven for 25 minutes. DO NOT OVER BAKE!!!

Let cake cool for 15 minutes then put 1 1/2 cups peanut butter on cake. Let sit until peanut butter is soft then spread over cake. 

ICING

1 stick butter

1/4 cup cocoa

7 tbsp. buttermilk

*Cook over medium heat until bubbly. Add 1 box confectioners sugar and 1tsp. vanilla. Pour over cake.

Hope you enjoy!!