Chocolate Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

Provided by Ruth Hammons

2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 1/4 cups oil
4 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 cups boiling water
1 cup unsweetened cocoa
1 1/3 tsp baking soda
1 1/3 tsp baking powder
2/3 tsp salt
2 2/3 cups unsifted all purpose flour

Grease 2 9" round cake pans.  In large bowl, beat sugar and eggs until creamy.  Blend in oil and vanilla, beat 2 minutes.  Combine boiling water and cocoa, add to egg mixture and blend thoroughly.  Stir in baking soda, baking powder, and salt.  Add flour and beat until thoroughly blended.  Pour into prepared pans and bake 25-30 minutes.  Remove from oven and let stand for 5 minutes in the pans.  Then, turn onto racks.  Cool completely before frosting.

Peanut Butter Frosting

1 pound of sifted 10x sugar
1/2 creamy style peanut butter
1/4 to 1/3 cup milk

Combine all ingredients, beating until smooth and creamy.  Add more milk if needed.