I love peanut butter, I have made cookies, fudge, brownies and cupcakes, I have now  made a ‘victoria sponge’ style cake. I have filled my cake with chocolate butter icing and peanut butter.

I have used crunchy peanut butter, however smooth is perfect too!

You Will Need:

• 170g Butter
• 170g Caster Sugar
• 3 Eggs
• 140g Peanut Butter
• 170g Self Raising Flour (sifted)

For Filling:

• 90g Butter
• 180g Icing Sugar
• 30g Cocoa Powder
• 2-3 tbsp Milk
• 4 tbsp of Crunch Peanut Butter

To Decorate:

You can either have:

A thin layer of butter cream in the middle

or

A thick layer of butter cream in the middle and sift a mixture of icing sugar and cocoa powder over the top of the cake. A tablespoon of each is enough for a good dusting.

Method:

• Line and grease 2 x 18cm loose bottom tins.
• Pre heat the oven to 170 degrees.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs one at a time mixing well between each addition.
• Mix the peanut butter in until the mixture looks light and creamy.
• Fold in the sifted flour.
• Divide equally between between your prepared tins.
• Bake at 170dregrees for 30mins or until golden and springy to touch.
• Allow to cool for a few minute before turning out on to a cooling rack. Allow to cool completely before icing it.

The Ice and Decorate:

• Mix together all the icing ingredients, except the peanut butter.

Tip: I prefer to sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder as this gives a smoother finish to the icing.

• Select which half of the cake you wish to use as the base and the top.
• Spread the icing evenly onto the base layer of the cake.

Tip: I arrange the cakes so the flat sides will be sandwiched together.

• Spread the peanut butter on the underside of the top half of the cake.

Tip: Because peanut butter can be difficult to spread on top of butter icing. I spread the peanut butter on the underside of the top half of cake then sandwich together.

• Dust with the icing sugar and cocoa powder or use any remaining butter icing to decorate the cake.

Enjoy!