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This clever Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Cake looks just like a real sandwich! Pound cake, peanut butter frosting, and homemade strawberry jam make this a sweet after-school treat. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s back-to-school time! (Yes, I know some parts of the country started school in, like, late July or something absurd like that, but let’s not mince words: that is dumb.) My boys started last week—one as a teacher, one as a student—and I think my feelings about having a quiet, empty house during the day can best be expressed in song: “It’s the most wonderful tiiiiiime of the year!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So with school starting, everyone is probably looking for fast and healthy lunch recipes, right? Something easy to make, but also nutritious, with a balanced blend of carbs, protein, and healthy fats? Yeah, I don’t have anything like that. Instead I made you a ginormous peanut butter and jelly “sandwich” cake. Sorry not sorry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This story starts, as so many of my stories do, with a late-night browsing sesh over on Amazon. I think I was looking for popsicle molds, but the clever algorithm robots over at Amazon must have known I was extra-susceptible to whimsy that night, because they showed me the most adorable “cakewich” silicone cake pan<\/a>, and as soon as my tired, glazed eyes fixed on it, I muttered “You will<\/em> be mine” and whipped out the credit card. (And THAT also explains why I never have any storage space in my kitchen, and how the UPS man and I have become BFFs.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This cuteness of this cake really does depend on having the right pan. Of course, you could cut a standard cake into a bread slice shape, but then you wouldn’t have the perfectly darkened edges to serve as the “bread crust.” So the bad news is you’ll need to spring for a specialized loaf pan<\/a>, but the good news is you’ll be prepared to make a lifetime of sandwich-shaped cakes from here on out. That’s a win, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making the cake itself couldn’t be easier. It’s a basic pound cake recipe, so the cake is nice and firm for slicing in half. I filled it with a thick layer of peanut butter frosting, and topped it with homemade strawberry jam (but store-bought jam would work just as well!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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After I photographed this cake, I put the pieces together on a platter and took them to a party. More than a few people thought that I brought a plate of peanut butter & jelly sandwiches to the party—it looks THAT realistic. (They weren’t mad to find out it’s cake, however!) This is also a great cake for those weirdos out there who are anti-frosting, or at least reduced-frosting. It’s not too sweet and doesn’t feel decadent like a multi-layer cake. Instead, I like to think of it as a little smackerel of something sweet to get you through from lunchtime until dinner time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Happy back to school for all the students and teachers out there, and a giant HIGH FIVE to all the parents who are now happily shoving their little scholars out of the house every morning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

🥜 More Peanut Recipes You’ll Love<\/h2>\n\n\n\n