Orange Peanut Butter Cake

Photo: flickr user clevercupcakes

Ingredients

2 2/3 cups sifted flour

1 cup granulated sugar

2 teaspoons baking soda

3/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon salt

2/3 cup brown sugar, packed

1 cup peanut butter

2 eggs, large

cups fresh orange juice

1 orange

cup brown sugar, packed

Preparation

Sift together flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt into large bowl. Add 2/3 cup brown sugar, peanut butter, eggs, and orange juice.

Stir gently to mix, then beat about 100 times until batter is smooth. (Or, beat at medium speed with electric mixer until batter is smooth.)

Grate 1 tbs of peel from orange. Peel orange, cut into fine pieces and drain. Stir orange pieces and peel into batter. Pour batter into greased and floured 13x9x2-inch cake pan. Sprinkle 1/3 cup brown sugar evenly over top of batter.

Bake at 325 for 45 to 50 minutes, until cake tests done. Cake is done if springs back when touch lightly in center. Serve warm or cool.