12 Days of Christmas yummies & treats : Peanut Butter Bundt Cake

It's DAY 2 of our 12 Days of Christmas yummies and treats and who doesn't like peanut butter. Hubby likes anything peanut butter. The first time I made this , I used creamy peanut butter. This time I tried the crunchy kind. Both are good, the crunchy kind gave the cake extra nuttiness and a little texture.

I do get a lot of questions on how am I able to cook from scratch and bake often. As for any moms, it takes preparation. A day of prepping , like how I do my batch cooking with pantry staples ( Homemade Pantry Staples , I do a batch prepping of baking mixes. It would usually takes me less than an hour BUT it saves you time in the long run.

I put the mixes in a Ziploc bag , write down the additional ingredients needed on my baking day and usually the instructions ( brain farts happen you know..) I store the bags in the fridge. Not only that it saves you time , it saves you money as well.

Ingredients:

1 cup butter

2 cups sugar ( I reduced mine to 1 cup) , can use splenda

1 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup peanut butter , creamy or crunchy

5 eggs (room temperature)

1 tbsp vanilla

3 cups all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 cup low fat milk

Directions:

Preheat oven to 325

Grease and sprinkle flour ( lightly) into a large bundt pan . I used Crisco shortening to grease my pan. Grease all the creases.

In a large bowl , mix all all of these ingredients -- flour, baking powder and soda , salt. Set aside.

In a separate bowl , cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add the brown sugar and peanut butter ( continue mixing at a medium speed) . Add the eggs , one at a time until one egg is incorporated with the mixture. Add vanilla.

Add the dry ingredients ( flour mixture) and the milk to the cream mixture ( butter , peanut butter, sugar and egg mixture). ADD THE dry ingredients alternately with milk -- starting and ending with the dry ingredients.

Pour the batter into the prepared bundt pan. Bake for about 1 hr. ( 1 hr and 10 minutes at the most) .

Check if it's done using the toothpick trick. If it comes out clean , it is done.

Remove from the oven and let it cool. remove from the pan and frost or dust with powdered sugar if desired.

For chocolate frosting:

Melt about 1 cup of chocolate chips , 30 seconds interval. At a medium speed , cream 1/2 cup pf butter ( i only used 1/4) , 1 cup of powdered sugar and milk -- just enough mil to reach your desired consistency. You can also add a cup of butter id you like. Just pour over the top of the cake.