chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting

By momofsixplus1

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2/3 cup cocoa
• 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water
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• frosting;
• 5 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons confectioners sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup smooth peanut butter
• 2-5 tablespoons 2 percent low-fat milk

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 350. grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.

to make cake; combine sugars, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. stir in boiling water. pour into prepared pan, bake 35 minutes.

to make the frosting; mix butter, confectioners' sugar and vanilla with a mixer. add peanut butter. add2 tablespoons milk, slowly, beating until very creamy. add up to 3 additional tablespoons milk if necessary to achieve desired consistency.

when cake has cooled, frost top.

serves 20