Peanut Chocolate Cake

• 12 cup butter or 12 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups packed brown sugar
• 3 eggs
• 3 (1 ounce) unsweetened chocolate squares, melted and cooled
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup peanut butter
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup finely chopped peanuts

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine butter and brown sugar; beat in eggs, chocolate and vanilla.
2. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with the sour cream.
3. Gradually beat in the water.
4. Pour into two greased and floured 9-inch round baking pans.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
6. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
7. For frosting, cream the butter, peanut butter, confectioner's sugar, milk and vanilla in a mixing bowl until smooth; set aside.
8. Split each cake into two layers.
9. Place a bottom layer on a serving plate; spread with about 1/2 cup frosting.
10. Add remaining layers and frost each one.
11. Top with the remaining cake.
12. Frost top and sides of cake.
13. Gently press peanuts into sides of cake.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/peanut-chocolate-cake-335986 (may not work)