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Bake your own Peanut Butter And Jelly Cake
This is a super easy and super fun snack for the kids! You can fool them all into believing you have just made a gigantic peanut butter and jelly sandwich!!

Posted by Junkflirt from Fargo, North Dakota, United States • Published See Junkflirt's 7 projects »
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  • Step 1

    Bake your cake
    1.Cake
    *easy version
    mix a white cake mix according to package directions
    Bake in an 8X8 or 9X9 pan lined and buttered with parchment paper. You will have cake left over.
    Remove from pan, cool completely
    or
    2.Preheat oven to 350
    Make your own
    2 1/2 c all purpose flour
    2 c sugar
    1 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp baking soda
    salt
    1 1/3 c buttermilk or sour milk
    1/2 c softened butter or shortening-( note using butter will slightly yellow the cake as will vanilla that is not clear. This cake was made with butter and it still looked like bread. For pure white use regular shortening such as Crisco and clear vanilla which can be purchased anywhere cake making supplies are sold.)
    1 tsp vanilla
    4 egg whites

    Butter and line 8x8 or 9x9 pan with parchment and butter again.
    Combine flour, sugar, soda, powder, and salt. Add vanilla and milk and shortening, mix on low for 30 seconds, then increase to medium and beat for 2 minutes, scraping bowl.
    Pour into pan- again you will have extra
    Bake until center tests clean, about 25-30 minutes.

  • Step 2

    When cool, slice off the top of cake to even and create a bread appearance. Slice remaining cake in half so it looks like two pieces of bread.

  • Step 3

    Filling
    Jelly
    Peanut butter frosting
    Mix 1/2 c creamy peanut butter
    1/2 c softened butter
    3-4 Tbs milk
    powdered sugar- enough to make a spreadable consistency.
    Cover bottom layer of cake with peanut butter frosting, letting it gently slide off the edges for effect, top with jelly and place remaining cake on top. Slice into two triangles.

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