Peanut Butter Picnic Cake Recipe

1/2 c Margarine

1 1/3 c Sugar

1/4 c Peanut butter

2 Eggs

1 ts Vanilla

2 c Flour

1 ts Baking powder

1 ts Salt

1 c Milk

10 oz Jar strawberry jam; or grape

---------------------------PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING--------------------------- 1/4 c Margarine

1/4 c Peanut butter

1 ts Vanilla

2 1/2 c Powdered sugar

3 tb Milk

until light and fluffy. Blend in peanut butter, eggs and vanilla. Add combined dry ingredients alternately with milk, mixing well after each addition. Pour into two greased and flour 8 or 9 inch layer pans. Bake at 350 ~ 35 to 40 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out

clean. Cool 10 minutes; remove from pans. Spread 2/3 cup preserves between layers. Frost with Peanut Butter Frosting. Decoratge with additional preserves. Frosting: Cream margarine. Blend in peanut butter, vanilla and salt. Add sugar alternately with milk, beating until light and fluffy. From: Best Recipes. -----