PEANUT BUTTER CAKE WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING

Peanut Butter Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting image

Provided by Carolyn Slinkard

Categories Cakes

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 1/4 c all purpose flour
2 c light brown sugar (packed)
1 c peanut butter
1/2 c butter, room temperature
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 c milk
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 eggs
PEANUT BUTTER HONEY FROSTING
1/2 c peanut butter
2 Tbsp honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 c powdered sugar
4 to 5 Tbsp milk
TOP WITH
1 c chocolate chips, mini

Steps:

1. Preheat your oven to 350 and grease and flour a 10 x 15 cake pan. In a large bowl, mix the first 4 ingredients with an electric mixer; blend at low speed until crumbly. Add the next 5 ingredients and blend at low speed until everything is wet, then beat at medium speed for 3 minutes.
2. Pour into prepared pan and bake, in the middle of your oven, for 35-40 minutes or until the toothpick test comes out clean.
3. Let the cake cool (in the pan) for 10 minutes, then spread the frosting on the hot cake (recipe follows) and sprinkle one cup of mini-chocolate chips over the frosting.
4. FROSTING DIRECTIONS: Warm the peanut butter and honey in the microwave just until it gets soft and easy to stir, then add everything else and beat until smooth. Spread over hot cake and sprinkle with one cup of mini-chocolate chips. NOTE: You might like to double the frosting -- but still only use one cup of mini-chocolate chips.