Peanut Butter Pound Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups white sugar
• 1.25 cups butter , softened
• 6 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.5 cups creamy peanut butter
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.33 cups finely chopped peanuts , Optional

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10-inch tube pan; line with parchment paper.

2. 2

   Combine sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until light and creamy. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add vanilla extract. Beat in peanut butter slowly.

3. 3

   Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Mix into the butter mixture, a little at a time, until batter is well blended. Pour batter into the prepared tube pan.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 45 minutes. Sprinkle peanuts on top. Reduce oven temperature to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Continue baking until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes more.

5. 5

   Cool cake in the pan for 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack and let cool completely.