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Ingredients:  2 cups white sugar  1/2 cup butter  1/2 cup milk  1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder  2/3 cup peanut butter  3 cups quick cooking oats  1/2 cup chopped peanuts (optional)  2 teaspoons vanilla extract Directions:    Place a bit of wax paper or thwart on treat sheet. Consolidate sugar, spread, drain and cocoa in medium pan. Cook over medium warmth, blending always, until the point when blend comes to moving bubble.  Remove from heat; cool 1 minute.  Add peanut butter; stir to blend. Add oats, peanuts and vanilla; stir to mix well. Quickly drop mixture by heaping teaspoons onto wax paper or foil. Cool completely. Store in cool, dry place.

Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups sifted all purpose flour 1 1/2 cups sifted cake flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/2 tsp baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups sugar 2/3 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup vegetable shortening at room temperature 1 tsp good quality vanilla extract 2 tsp pure lemon extract 3 large eggs 1 1/2 cups buttermilk zest of two small or one large lemons grated and finely chopped For the Frosting 4 cups icing sugar powdered sugar 1 cups unsalted butter 1 tsp pure lemon extract 1 tsp minced lemon zest optional 2 tbsp milk approximately US Customary – Metric Instructions: Grease and flour 2 nine inch round cake pans and line the bottom with 2 circles of parchment paper. Sift together both flours, baking soda. baking powder, salt and sugar, Set aside. In the bowl of an electric mixer beat together the vegetable oil, shortening, vanilla and lemon extract. Beat well at high speed with whisk attachment until light and fluffy Beat the eggs in one at...