Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake

For anyone who wants to try it - Here's the recipe for the cake I made for Tyler's birthday. If you're a chocolate peanut butter fan - you'll love it.


Chocolate Cake (I found this one on the internet):

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup boiling water

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9 inch round pans.
2. In a large bowl, combine sugar, flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Make a well in the center and add eggs, milk, oil and vanilla. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed. Stir in boiling water.
3. Pour into two 9 inch pans. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a wire rack and continue cooling.

Peanut Butter Frosting

This isn't an exact recipe. You you just have to kind of play with it until it looks like the right consistency.

1. Start with about 2/3 cup of creamy peanut butter
2. Add 1 tsp. vanilla and about 1/3 cup of milk (may need to add more)
3. Beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Then just keep adding powdered sugar until the consistency looks right for frosting (about 2-3 cups).
4. If it gets too thick: just add more milk. If it seems too runny and soft: add more peanut butter or sugar

Frost the cake once cooled. I sometimes add pieces of Reese's cup to the top. Enjoy!

Tyler's 2nd Birthday

We celebrated Tyler's 2nd birthday today. He woke up and asked for his presents right away. We decided to give him one thing in the morning - his Lightning McQueen car. It entertained him the rest of the day. He even took a nap with it. We met some of his cousins at Carl's Jr. for lunch and he got to play on the playground.

I made his birthday cake entirely from scratch this year. Chocolate Peanut Butter cake! Its a family favorite.

I don't have enough pictures of Andy on this blog. I thought this was a cute picture of Tyler with his dad.

We got Tyler this tent from IKEA for his birthday. It was a definite hit. I would highly recommend it. Only $15 and its really easy to set up and take down. Tyler calls it his "house" and had to put all of his new presents inside. He also got new trucks from Grandma and Grandpa and a Tough Trike which he was very excited about.

Recent Funny Tyler Comments:
After telling him he was having peanut butter on his chocolate birthday cake, his eyes lit up and he said "Thats Great!"
While pulling out of the driveway when I accidently put the car in drive instead of reverse and had to slam on the breaks "Easy Mom."
After leaving the doctor's office for my prenatal appointment "Baby brother come out now?"
While looking in the mirror after getting dressed in the morning "I handsome."