Peanut Butter Picnic Cake

Photo: flickr user YoAmes

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter

cups sugar

1/4 cup peanut butter

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups flour

1 tablespoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup milk

1 (10-oz) jar strawberry preserves or grape jel

1/4 cup margarine or butter

1/4 cup peanut butter

1 teaspoon vanilla

dash of salt

2 1/2 cups sifted confectioners sugar

3 tablespoons milk

Preparation

Cream margarine and sugar until light and fluffy. Blend in peanut butter, eggs and vanilla. Add combined dry ingredients alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition.

Pour into two greased and floured 8 or 9 inch layer pans. Bake at 350, 35-40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes remove from pans. Spread 2/3 cup preserves between layers. Frost with Peanut Butter Frosting. Decorate with additional preserves.

Peanut butter frosting: cream butter; blend in peanut butter, vanilla and salt. Add sugar alternately with milk, beating until light and fluffy.