Lynn Archer's Cocoa Cake with Peanut Butter Frosting

LYNN ARCHER

Lynn Archer is the owner of The Brass Compass Cafe and Archer's On the Pier in Rockland. Archer learned her work ethic, how to cook and most of life's lessons in her Grandmother's kitchen. She also took on - and beat - Bobby Flay on his Food TV show "Throwdown with Bobby Flay."

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Lynn Archer's Cocoa Cake

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cocoa
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
6 tablespoons canola oil
1 tablespoon vanilla
1 tablespoon white vinegar
1 cup water

Combine flour, sugar, cocoa, baking soda and salt in an ungreased 8x8 baking ban. Mix with a fork until well blended. Add canola oil, vanilla and white vinegar. Mix well with fork. Then mix in water. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes.

 

Peanut Butter Frosting

Ingredients:

2 sticks butter (softened)
1 cup peanut butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 lb confectioners sugar

Beat butter well with mixer. Beat in peanut butter. Add vanilla and confectioners sugar and beat until light and fluffy.