Ingredients
- 1 3/4 c Boiling water
- 1 c Oats; quick cooking
- 1/2 c Butter or margarine
- 1 c Light brown sugar; packed
- 1 c Granulated sugar
- 1 ts Vanilla
- 2 lg Eggs
- 1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
- - unsifted
- 1 ts Baking soda
- 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1/4 ts Cinnamon
- 1/4 ts Salt
- Peanut butter cups
- -* see note
- ---FROSTING---
- 3 tb Butter
- 3 oz Unsweetened chocolate
- 3 c Confectioner's sugar
- -about
- 1/4 ts Salt
- 1/2 c Milk
- 1 ts Vanilla
Directions
* Use 5 (.6 ounce size) milk chocolate covered peanut butter cups.
Cream together butter, brown sugar, sugar and vanilla; beat in eggs. Blend in oatmeal mixture. Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; add to creamed mixture. Beat 1 minute on medium speed. Pour batter into a greased and floured 13x9x2-inch pan. Chop peanut butter cups and sprinkle on top of batter. Do NOT stir. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until cake tests done.
For frosting: melt butter in small saucepan. Add
chocolate and stir constantly over very low heat until melted. Pour into small bowl. Add remaining ingredients and beat until well blended. Chill to spreading consistency; about 15 minutes. Frost cake.
Recipe from The Best of Country Cooking.
Posted by Jo Merrill.
From the MM database of Judi M. Phelps
MMMMM
Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: The Best of Country Cooking
Submitted By: Judi Mae Phelps
judimae@cfl.rr.com
Peanut Butter Candy Cake