PEANUT BUTTER DANDY CAKE (CHOCOLATE CAKE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease and flour a 15 1/2"x10 1/2"x1" jelly roll pan.
• In a large bowl, sift flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
• In a small saucepan, mix water, butter, and cocoa.
• Warm over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture boils; boil and stir 1 minute.
• Pour over flour mixture; beat just until blended (batter will be thin).
• Add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla; beat until well blended.
• Pour into jelly roll pan.
• Bake until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean (25-30 minutes).
• Spread peanut butter over warm cake.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• Microwave chocolate chips and shortening in a small microwave-safe bowl, on HIGH for 1 1/2 minutes; stir.
• If needed, microwave for an additional 15 seconds at a time, stirring after each heating, just until chocolate is melted.
• Carefully spread chocolate over top of peanut butter, covering it completely.
• Allow topping to set; cut into squares.