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Take Me to a Picnic Cake
 
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Prep Time: 35 Minutes
Cook Time: 20 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 10
This is a simple, delicious cake with a peanut butter frosting. Perfect for a child's birthday party.
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1/2 cup cocoa
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs
3/4 cup sour cream
1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine
1/3 cup milk
1 (10 ounce) package peanut butter chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease and flour a 15 1/2 by 10 1/2 by 1 inch jelly roll pan.
3. In medium saucepan, combine water, butter, and cocoa. Cooking over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture boils. Boil one miunte. Remove from heat; set aside.
4. In large mixer bowl, stir together sugar, flour, baking soda and salt. Add eggs and sour cream; beat until blended. Add cocoa mixture; beat until just blended. Batter will be thin.
5. Pour into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minute.
6. Cool cake in pan on wire rack.
7. Peanut butter chip frosting:.
8. In medium saucepan, combine butter, milk and peanut butter chips. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
9. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla.
10. In small mixer bowl, place powdered sugar. Gradually add cip mixture, beating until well blended. Makes about 2 cups frosting.
11. Then spread icing over the top of cooled cake.
By RecipeOfHealth.com