Peanut Butter Fudge Cake Southern Living Recipes

Steps:

• Combine flour, white sugar, and baking soda in a large mixing bowl; set aside.
• Melt 1 cup butter or margarine in a heavy saucepan; stir in 1/2 cup cocoa. Stir in buttermilk, and eggs until well blended. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture boils. Remove from heat. Mix into flour mixture, stirring until smooth. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes, or until an inserted wooden pick comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes on a wire rack. Carefully spread peanut butter over warm cake. Cool completely.
• To Make Frosting: Combine 1/2 cup butter or margarine, 1/4 cup cocoa, and buttermilk in a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Pour over confectioners' sugar, stirring until smooth. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla. Spread chocolate frosting over peanut butter on cake. Cut into squares.

Steps:

• Melt butter in small saucepan.
• Add cocoa powder and stir until smooth.
• Stir dry ingredients together in large bowl.
• In a second bowl beat together water, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla with wire whip.
• Pour egg mixture over dry ingredients; mix together until blended.
• Add hot cocoa mixture and beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour into greased and floured 13 x 9-inch cake pan.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 25 minutes or until done.
• Cool thoroughly.
• Peanut Butter Layer: Whip peanut butter and oil in small mixing bowl.
• When cake is thoroughly cool, spread over cake.
• Frosting: Put sugar and vanilla in medium mixing bowl.
• Melt butter in small saucepan.
• Add cocoa powder; stir until smooth.
• Add milk and heat over low heat until hot (just as it starts to bubble).
• Pour hot mixture over sugar and beat until smooth.
• Spread over peanut butter layer.
• Let cake sit for at least an hour before serving so frosting has time to firm up.