Whole Grain Peanut Butter Texas Sheet Cake

Peanut Butter Sheet Cake

Today Is my daughters 20th Birthday. She is our 6th child. It is crazy to have your 6th child already be 20. She is a beautiful  young lady inside and out. The years are flying by. I remember 20 years ago when I had her. The years fly by don't they. She is accomplishing great things. I know this will be a great year for her. I feel lucky to be her Mom. :) Below is a recent picture of my sweet family. They are all growing up right before my eyes. Life is very good. I love being a wife and mother.

My Sweet Family

 Yesterday I made Peanut butter Texas sheet cake. I had seen this recipe and thought it would be fun to make it in a healthier version. So below is what I came up with. You can't lose when you make a dessert with peanut butter. It was delicious.

Ingredients
2 C Spelt flour or Whole grain  (or you could have 1 cup of the 2 Cups of flour be white flour.) 
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 C coconut oil or you could use butter
1 C honey
1 C water
1/4 C  natural peanut butter
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 C buttermilk or 1/2 C regular milk & 1/2 T vinegar let it sit a few minutes

frosting
1/4 C coconut oil or butter
2 T natural peanut butter
1/4 C milk
2 C powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla

Directions  Heat oven to 350

1. Sift flour, salt, and soda together. Set aside in a bowl.
2. In a sauce pan on medium heat put in oil, honey, water and peanut butter. Stir and let it come to a boil and then take it off the heat.
3. In the sauce pan stir in the eggs, vanilla and milk. Then stir in the dry mixture until just combined.  
4. Grease a jelly roll pan or put on parchment paper and then grease it.
5. Pour mixture into pan and cook in heated oven for 15 to 20 min.
6. While the cake is cooking make the frosting.
7. In a medium saucepan on medium heat pour in oil, peanut butter and milk. Heat until it comes to a boil. Take it off the heat.
8. Stir in the sugar and vanilla. Until it is all blended and nice and creamy.
9. When the cake comes out of the oven spread on while it is warm. Enjoy!