Peanut Butter Fudge Cake

My son requested this for his family birthday BBQ this year. It is very moist and fudgy with a layer of peanut butter to boot! Mmmmm!!

Peanut Butter Fudge Cake

submitted by Melanie

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking soda

2 cups sugar

1 cup butter

1/4 cup cocoa (I use dutch )

1 cup water

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups creamy peanut butter

chocolate frosting

Combine first 3 ingredients in large bowl and set aside. Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat, stir in cocoa, water, and buttermilk. In a separate bowl whisk eggs. Slowly pour half of hot chocolate mixture into eggs while whisking constantly. Then pour it back into saucepan, whisking continuously, to combine it all. (This prevents the hot mixture from cooking the eggs upon contact. If you still get tiny pieces of white cooked egg in the dough, it doesn't effect the taste.) Allow mixture to boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, add to flour mixture and stir until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Carefully spread peanut butter ( I heat it in the microwave for a minute to soften it) over warm cake. Cool completely. Spread with chocolate frosting. Cut into squares. 20-25 servings.

Chocolate Frosting

1 (16oz) package powdered sugar

1/4 cup cocoa (I use dutch)

1/2 cup butter

1/3 cup buttermilk

1 tsp vanilla extract

Bring cocoa, butter and buttermilk to a boil in a small saucapn over medium heat, stirring constantly. Pour hot mixture into a bowl with the sugar, stirring until smooth. stir in vanilla.