Peanut Butter Buttermilk Chocolate Cake

From: arielle@taronga.com (Stephanie da Silva)

Date: Wed, 7 Jul 93 9:31:35 CDT


2C   Flour
2C   Sugar
1/2t Salt
1/2C Margarine
1C   Water
1/2C Vegetable Shortening
3T   Cocoa  ( heaping )
2    Eggs ( beaten )
1t   Baking Soda
1/2C Buttermilk
1t   Vanilla
2T   Peanut Butter

Place in large mixing bowl: Flour, Sugar, and Salt.  ( Combine Mixture )
Place in saucepan:  Margarine, Water, Shortening, and Cocoa.  Bring to
     boil and pour over flour mixture.  Mix Well.
Place in another bowl: eggs, Baking Soda, Buttermilk, and Vanilla.  Mix Well
     add this mixture to hot mixture.  Mix Well.
Bake in greased and floured 9 x 13-inch pan at 350F for 15-20 min.
While cake is HOT spread very thin layer of Peanut Butter on it.
    ( you may not use all of the Peanut Butter )


Icing
1/2C Margarine
3T   Cocoa ( heaping )
16oz 1 Box Powdered Sugar
1t   Vanilla
1/2C Chopped Nuts ( Optional )
6T   Milk

Melt Margarine and Cocoa in saucepan, but DO NOT BOIL, Mix Well.  Take
off heat and add powdered sugar, Vanilla, Nuts, and Milk ( add just enough
milk to make the icing thin enough to spread).  Mix Well.
ICE CAKE WHILE HOT.

mara

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