Peanut Butter Cake with Fudge Frosting

Oh...My...Gah. This cake is so freakin' good! Made it tonight when Husband complained because I ate the last of the Red Velvet cookies (which after 1 day got kind of sticky, quickly remedied by putting them in the fridge, so much better cold!).

ANYWAY. This cake is awesome! Really moist and the frosting isn't super thick. And it was really easy to make! (If you could hear me now, I just sang that last sentence). So without further a-do, here's the recipe. Enjoy!

Peanut Butter Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour 9x13" cake pan

• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 cups white flour
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 eggs, beaten

Mix flour and sugar in large bowl (you can use a countertop mixer if you're lucky enough to own one- and I'm jealous of you for that)
Put butter, peanut butter and water in medium sauce pan. Turn burner onto medium heat and bring mixture almost to a boil (stirring pretty much constantly or the mixture will burn). When it sends up whiffs of steam and starts to bubble on the edges, take it off the heat.
Pour peanut butter mixture over flour/sugar mixture and mix it all together. (It's going to look funny, but it'll become creamy when you add the cream and eggs).
Whisk the cream, vanilla, baking soda and eggs together and pour slowly (no one wants scrambled eggs) over the peanut butter mixture. Mix well.
Pour batter into cake pan
Bake for 30-35 min (mine took 30). When cake begins to shrink away from sides and toothpick or knife inserted into center comes out clean, the cake is done.
Let it cool before you frost it (mine was still a little warm, and it was really good that way).
Never Fail Fudge Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup chopped peanuts (optional)

Place butter, sugar and cream into sauce pan. Bring mixture to boil, stirring constantly. Then turn down heat and cook for 2 minutes.
Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and stir until melted. Remove saucepan from heat.
Stir in the vanilla
Pour frosting over the cake and spread quickly with a spatula.
Top with nuts (if you so desire).