Peanut Butter Texas Sheet Cake

If you like peanut butter, you are going to love this.   Super easy to make and goes a long way.

PEANUT BUTTER TEXAS SHEET CAKE

(serves 24)

Cake Ingredients:

*2 cups all-purpose flour

*2 cups granulated sugar

*1/2 teaspoon salt

*1 teaspoon baking powder

*1 cup butter

*1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

*1 cup water

*1/2 cup buttermilk (or whole milk)

*1 teaspoon vanilla extract

*2 large eggs, beaten

Frosting Ingredients:

*1/2 cup butter

*1/2 cup creamy peanut butter

*1/3 cup + 1/8 cup buttermilk (or whole milk, or heavy cream)

*3 1/2 cup powdered sugar (16 ounce bag)

*1 teaspoon vanilla extract

*1 cup salted peanuts, roughly chopped

Cake Directions:

~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

~Spray a  15x10 inch jelly-roll pan wit cooking spray.

~Lightly dust pan with flour.

~In a large mixing bowl, sift flour, sugar, salt and baking powder together.  

~In a medium saucepan, add butter, water, and peanut butter.

~Cook over medium heat, stirring often until butter and peanut butter melt.

~Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly.  

~Pour hot mixture into flour mixture and stir until smooth.

~Stir in vanilla extract and butter milk until smooth.

~Stir in beaten eggs until well incorporated.

~Pour into prepared pan and batter evenly in pan.

~Bake for 20-25 minutes (or until cake is done).

~Remove from oven and frost immediately.

Frosting Directions:

~I start this about 10 minutes before the cake is done.

~In a medium mixing bowl,  stir powdered sugar and nuts together and set aside.

~In a medium saucepan, bring butter, milk, and peanut butter to a boil, stirring continuously.

~Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.

~Pour into powdered sugar and nuts together until smooth.

~Pour over cake and spread out evenly.

~Cool completely before cutting.

Mexican French Toast

 I had this for the first time a few days ago and boy was it good.   So fluffy and good.  Now normally you put sliced banana on top, but I don't like bananas so I leave them off.  

MEXICAN FRESH TOAST

(Mike 10-12 slices)

Syrup Ingredients:

*1/2 cup light brown sugar

*1/2 cup water

*1/4 cup granulated sugar

*2 cinnamon sticks 

*dash of ground black pepper

*freshly grated nutmeg  (or 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg

French Toast Ingredients:

*1 1/2 cups milk

*1/2 cup heavy cream

*1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

*4 large eggs separated

*1/8 teaspoon salt

*vegetable  oil or cooking spray 

*10-12  slices thick cut bread of your choice (I use Texas toast).

*1-2 bananas, sliced

Syrup Directions:

~Mix light brown sugar, water, granulated sugar, cinnamon sticks, pepper, and nutmeg.

~Cook over medium heat until hot.

~Reduce heat to a simmer and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring often (the mixture will thicken up a little bit).

~Remove from heat and allow to cool (I like to pour mine through a mesh strainer into a small bowl after it's cooled for 15 minutes).

French Toast Directions:

~Bring milk and heavy cream to a low boil.

~Remove from heat and stir in vanilla extract.

~Set aside and allow to cool.

~Separate eggs into two different bowls, putting the eggs whites into a large mixing bowl.

~Add salt to egg whites.

~Whisk eggs whites until you the eggs whites are foamy and have  soft peaks

~Add egg yolks.

~Whisk until well mixed and mixture is creamy with peaks.

~Pour some vegetable oil into a skillet and heat over medium heat.

~Dip thick bread into milk mixture until well coated.

~Dip into egg mixture until all sides are coated.

~Place into hot oil and fry until a golden brown.

~Flip and cook the other side.

~Plate French toast, add slice bananas, and drizzle syrup on it (add butter if you want).