Peanut Butter Cup Cake

My friend Amy is one of my "Martha" friends.  She recently held a Demarle at Home Rendezvous, and instead of using a cake mix (that's one difference between "Martha" and "Camille") she wanted to make her Peanut Butter Cup Cake.  I didn't have the mind to take a picture once she had it all beautified with chocolate ganache and chunks of peanut butter cups (I was too busy chatting with 22 guests!!!), so I'm sorry you can't see it, but trust me, if you like peanut butter.....!!!!

Here's the recipe:

2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
3/4 c. creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
2/3 cup milk (whole if you've got it)

Preheat oven to 325.  In a small bowl, combine flour and baking powder.  Set aside.  In large bowl, beat peanut butter and butter with sugars until blended, scraping bowl as needed.  Increase speed to medium-high and beat until creamy, about 3 minutes, occasionally scraping bowl.

Reduce speed to low; add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.  Beat in vanilla.  Alternately add flour mixture and milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture; beat just until smooth.

Spoon batter into bundt mold and spread evenly.  Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Cool cake in mold for 20-30 minutes then unmold. To serve, top with chocolate ganache and coarsely chopped peanut butter cups.

Can you see why it takes a Martha to make this?