Peanut Butter Cake Recipe
Ingredients
| 55 g - 2 oz marg | ||
| 115 g -4 oz peanut butter | ||
| 225 g - 8 oz caster sugar | ||
| Vanilla | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Eggs | 2 , Well beaten | |
| 225 g -8 oz plain flour | ||
| Baking soda | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1 Pinch | |
| 150 ml - 5 fl oz water | ||
| 55 g - 2 oz plain chocolate | ||
| Icing | ||
| 85 g - 3 oz peanut butter | ||
| 150 ml - 5 fl oz single cream | ||
| 25 g - 1 oz caster sugar | ||
Directions
Cream together the margarine and sugar then add the peanut butter.
Beat well until very light and fluffy.
Add the vanilla and eggs and continue beating.
In a small pan melt the chocolate on a low heat then add this to the mixture and mix well together.
In a separate bowl sift the flour and the soda, and add the salt.
Fold this alternatively into the mixture with the hot water.
Prepare two 20 cm - 8" lightly greased tins and bake for 35 minutes in a preheated oven.
The cakes should then be ready.
Allow to cool for a few minutes in the baking tray then transfer onto a wire rack.
Make the icing by melting the chocolate and the peanut butter together.
Add the cream and sugar and stir for a few minutes constantly until it begins to look like fudge.
Cool slightly and beat until creamy.
Sandwich the cake together with a thick layer of the icing then allow to set.
Beat well until very light and fluffy.
Add the vanilla and eggs and continue beating.
In a small pan melt the chocolate on a low heat then add this to the mixture and mix well together.
In a separate bowl sift the flour and the soda, and add the salt.
Fold this alternatively into the mixture with the hot water.
Prepare two 20 cm - 8" lightly greased tins and bake for 35 minutes in a preheated oven.
The cakes should then be ready.
Allow to cool for a few minutes in the baking tray then transfer onto a wire rack.
Make the icing by melting the chocolate and the peanut butter together.
Add the cream and sugar and stir for a few minutes constantly until it begins to look like fudge.
Cool slightly and beat until creamy.
Sandwich the cake together with a thick layer of the icing then allow to set.
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