Peanut Butter Pound Cake                     
Source: First Lady Rosalyn Carter

1 1/4 c Butter; softened
2 c Sugar
6 Eggs
1 ts Vanilla
1/2 c Peanut butter; creamy or
.. crunchy
2 c Flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/3 c Finely chopped peanuts;
.. optional

Cream butter and sugar until light. Beat in eggs,
one at a time, beating well after each. Add
vanilla, beat in peanut butter slowly.

Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Stir into
butter mixture, a little at a time, until well
blended.

Line a tube pan with waxed paper; pour batter in
and bake 45 minutes at 350°.; reduce heat to 325°.
and bake until cake tests done, 15 to 20 minutes
longer. Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes before
removing to rack to cool completely. If desired,
sprinkle chopped peanuts on cake towards the end
of baking while batter is still soft to give it a
crunchy topping.

Makes 1 tube cake.