Monday, October 17, 2005

Peanut Butter Pound Cake...

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
1 cup light brown sugar, packed
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter
5 eggs
1 tbsp. vanilla extract
3 cups cake flour
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup whipping cream or whole milk
1 recipe Peanut Butter Frosting, if desired (see below)

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add brown sugar and peanut butter; beat thoroughly. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition, stirn in vanilla. Sift together the dry ingredients and add alternately with whipping cream. Pour into a lightly greased and floured very large tube pan. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in cake comes out clean. Frost, if desired, with peanut buter frosting.

Peanut Butter Frosting

1/4 cup butter, softened
1/8 tsp. salt
5 to 6 tbsp. milk
1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
16 oz. powdered sugar

Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth.