Blarney Stones

Total Time: 24 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 2 lbs confectioners' sugar (7 1/2 cups)
• 2/3 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 6 cups finely chopped peanuts

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, sugar and vanilla until thick and lemon colored, about 4 minutes.
• 2 combine the flour, baking powder, and salt; add to egg mixture.
• 3 beat on low speed just until combined.
• 4 add the milk and butter; mix well.
• 5 pour into a greased 13x9x2-inch baking pan.
• 6 bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 7 cool on a wire rack.
• 8 cut into squares.
• 9 cover and freeze overnight.
• 10 for a frosting, in a mixing bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, milk, vanilla, and salt; beat until smooth.
• 11 frost the top and sides of frozen cake squares.
• 12 roll in peanuts.
• 13 place on wire racks to dry.