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Peanut Butter Cake

Amish Peanut Butter Cake (with peanut butter frosting)

Packed with peanuts!
2.80 from 20 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, Amish

Ingredients
  

  • ¾ cup shortening
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 5 eggs separated
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ⅓ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk

Peanut Butter Frosting

  • 1 ½ cups powedered sugar
  • 1 cup peanut butter
  • ¼ cup shortening
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ⅓ cup peanuts chopped

Instructions
 

  • Heat oven to 350  
  • Grease and flour 3 9-inch cake pans. 
  •  Separate eggs (room temperature). Whip whites until stiff, set aside.
  •  Cream shortening and sugar.  Add butter, egg yolks, and vanilla.  
  • Mix well. Sift flour, soda, and salt and add alternately with buttermilk.
  • Fold egg whites into the batter. Divide into 3 pans.  
  • Bake for 30 minutes at 350 or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Frosting

  • Whip everything together (except peanuts) until ingredients are thoroughly combined and spreadable
  • Spread between layers and on top and sides.
  • Sprinkle with peanuts.
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