Peanut Butter Texas Sheet Cake

By carvalhohm

Texas-size peanut butter flavor makes this super-sized iced sheet cake popular! Serving 15 to 20, it will be a hit at your next buffet or family picnic.

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• Peanut Butter Icing:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
• 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 (16-ounce) package powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:
Preheat oven to 350°F.

Sift together flour, sugar, salt and baking soda in a large bowl. Set aside.

Combine butter, water and peanut butter in a saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.

Add to flour mixture and mix well. Set aside.

Combine eggs, vanilla and buttermilk. Add to peanut butter mixture.

Spread into a greased 15x10 inch jelly-roll pan.

Bake 15 to 20 minutes, until cake springs back when gently touched.

Prepare Peanut Butter Icing:
Combine butter, peanut butter and milk in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat.

Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla until icing is a spreading consistency. Spread Peanut Butter Icing over warm cake.