Decadent Peanut Butter Cake

Ingredients:

Cake:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup water
• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ cup peanut butter

Icing:

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup peanut butter
• ⅓ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 ¾ cups confectioners’ sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour in a baking pan.
2. Combine flour, granulated sugar, and baking soda together in a mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup milk, eggs, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract to the flour mixture beating on low speed until smooth.
3. Combine water, 1/2 cup butter, vegetable oil, and 1/2 cup peanut butter in a saucepan and cook over medium heat for approximately 5 minutes until smooth. Add peanut butter mixture to flour mixture and mix well. Pour onto the prepared baking sheet.
4. Bake in preheated oven for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
5. Combine 1/2 cup butter and 1/2 cup peanut butter in a saucepan and melt over medium heat until smooth; add 1/3 cup milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Stir confectioners’ sugar into the peanut butter mixture until the icing is smooth. Pour icing over the warm cake.

Nutrition Facts Per Serving: 458 calories; 200 mg sodium; 62.3 g carbohydrates; 44 mg cholesterol; 22 g total fat; 5.6 g protein.

Servings: 20

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Anne James

Anne James—also known as Jelly Grandma—is a professional canner and lifelong food preserver with over 55 years of hands-on experience. A retired librarian, paralegal, and self-taught expert in traditional Southern crafts, Anne specializes in canning, jelly-making, cooking, gardening, and quilting. She even has extensive experience as a bartender.
She’s been featured in the Daily Commercial and on Hershey’s website, and is lovingly known as the “go-to canner” in her family and beyond. Her mission is simple: to preserve and pass on the old ways—skills that kept generations thriving without shortcuts or preservatives.
You can find more of Anne’s work at PreservingSweetness.com, on YouTube, and occasionally on SurvivalFreedom.com.