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Peanut Butter Cake Recipe

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This recipe for Peanut Butter Cake, by , is from Reed's and Carroll's "Sharing Our Family Favorites", one of the cookbooks created at FamilyCookbookProject.com. We help families or individuals create heirloom cookbook treasures.
Contributor:  
Contributor:  
Evelyn Carroll ,Shepherd
Added: Saturday, October 29, 2005
Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup crunchy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup oil(peanut or vegetable)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1(3 1/2 ounce can flaked coconut
5 eggs separated
Frosting:1 (8ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 16 oz box confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup chopped peanuts
Directions:
Directions:
Place all ingredients,except egg white,into mixing bowl.With mixer at medium speed,beat until well mixed.Whip egg whites until stiff,then fold into batter.Pour into three greased 9 inch cake pans and bake 25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.Cool layers in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.Remove from pans ,cool completely.Frost
For frosting;
Whip cream cheese and margarine until fluffy.gradually add confectioners' sugar and vanilla.beat until smooth.Frost cake;Garnish with peanuts

 

 

 

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