Main Ingredient - Peanut butter

Ingredients
Cake:
½ cup butter
1 ¼ cups white sugar
¼ cup smooth peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla essence
2 eggs
2 cups cake flour
1 tbs baking powder
½ tsp salt
1 cup milk
Frosting:
¼ cup butter
¼ cup smooth peanut butter
1 tsp vanilla
2 ½ cups icing sugar, sifted
¼ cup milk
Chopped pecans to garnish(optional)

Method
Pre-heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius. Lightly grease and flour a 13 X 9 inch cake pan and set it aside. Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the peanut butter, vanilla and eggs, beating in well. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture, alternately with the milk, mixing well after each addition. Begin and end with the flour. Pour into the prepared pan and bake in the heated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until it tests done and the top springs back when lightly touched or a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean. Remove to a wire rack to cool. Leave in the pan. To make the frosting, cream the butter and peanut butter together with the vanilla until well mixed. Add the icing sugar alternately with the milk, beating the mixture until light and fluffy. You may add additional milk if need be to give you the right spreading consistency. Spread the frosting over the completely cooled cake evenly. Sprinkle the chopped pecans over the top if desired.

Submitted by - Julie P