Peanut Butter Maid

Friday I found a recipe for a peanut butter cake with peanut butter icing. This is one of the best cakes I have had. I think (know) I ate half of this cake this weekend. :-) While I was making it Armenda was looking at the peanut butter jar so I gave her a taste of it. I asked her if she had ever had it before and she said no but she loved it. She asked if she could have more and got a big scoop out of the jar. :-) Once I made the cake I asked her if she wanted some and with a huge smile she said absolutely. I ended up giving her some to take home to her kids and husband. 

The recipe is below...I only used 3 cups of powder sugar and I didn't use all of the icing on the cake.

Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

Mix in pan and bring to a boil:
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
1 cup water
1/2 cup butter

Sift the following and add to the above mixture:
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp soda

Mix and add to the above mixture:
2 eggs
1/2 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla

Stir well and pour into greased or parchment lined cookie sheet pan (jellyroll pan). Bake for 15 minutes at 375 degrees.

Frosting
Mix in pan and bring to a boil:
3/4 cup butter
6 Tbsp buttermilk
1/2 cup peanut butter
Take off stove and add:
3 1/2 cups powdered sugar and 1 Tbsp vanilla. Pour over warm cake.

Lots of baking

Today we made zucchini bread and hot dog buns. I don't like zucchini but a friend of mine had made it and I tried it and it was very good. I didn't tell the boys what kind of bread it was until after they tried it and said they liked it. When I told them they both acted like it was gross and they didn't like it but they had already ate an entire piece. :-) Jared kept saying he wanted some bikini bread.

For dinner Kenny was going to make hot dogs and chili but we didn't have any hot dog buns and I didn't have a driver to go to the store so I looked in my bread book and found a recipe for hot dog and hamburger buns. I made the dough in the bread machine and then the directions showed you how to to roll them out. They ended out looking a little like hot dog buns but tasted very good. I think I could buy them cheaper at the store here though.

Before being cooked.

Cooked and ready to eat.

Homemade Applesauce

Ingredients

• 8 cups chopped peeled tart apples (about 3-1/2 pounds)
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

• In a sauce pan, combine apples, brown sugar and cinnamon. Cover and cook over medium-low heat for 30-40 minutes or until apples are tender, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat; stir in vanilla. Mash apples slightly if desired. Serve warm or cold. Yield: about 3-1/2 cups.

Sloppy Joes

SLOPPY JOES
1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1 lb ground beef 2 cloves garlic, minced 2/3 cup chopped onions 1 green bell pepper, chopped (optional) 1 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon flour 1 cup water or beef broth 2 teaspoons Worcestershire 3/4 cup ketchup