#3563 - Peanut Butter Buttermilk Sheet Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

2 cups flour
2 cups white sugar
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 cup water
3/4 cup softened butter
1/2 cup Jif smooth peanut butter
1/4 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla

In a bowl add flour, white sugar, baking soda and salt--stir and set aside. In a saucepan add the water and butter--cook/stir until boiling. Once boiling, remove from heat--add peanut butter and canola oil--stir until smooth. Pour the peanut butter mixture into the flour mixture--stir. In a bowl add eggs, buttermilk and vanilla--beat with a whisk. Add the buttermilk mixture to the peanut butter mixture--stir well. Pour batter into a greased and floured 11 x 15 jelly roll pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 20-27 minutes--test with a toothpick for doneness. Cool completely. Frost as desired.