Chocolate Peanut Butter Ooey Gooey Butter Cake
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Arkansas Democrat Gazette- kelly Brant
Categories: cake
Ingredients
- For the cake layer:
- 1 Germany Chocolate cake mix OR brownie mix
- 1/2 butter, melted
- 1 egg
- For the peanut butter candy layer:
- 8 regular size peanut butter cup candies
- 3 small Butterfinger candy bars
- 1 (8-oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 1 cup peanut butter
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 4 cups confectioners sugar
- For the chocolate topping:
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable or canola oil
Directions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees (325 degrees if using a glass dish).
- Mix the cake mix (or brownie mix), butter and egg. Beat until it is combined. Coat a 9 × 12 inch baking pan with cooking spray and then press mixture into bottom of pan.
- Cut the peanut butter cups into 4 pieces. Roughly chop the Butterfingers. Spread candies evenly over the cake layer.
- Mix the cream cheese, vanilla, and peanut butter until combined. Add the eggs. one at a time, and mix them in. Add the butter. When this is all combined together, add the confectioners’ sugar. Spread evenly over the candy bar layer.
- Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. It will be puffed up in the center when done. It will jiggle just slightly. Remove from oven and let cool.
- Melt chocolate chips for 1 minute in the microwave. Add the oil. Stir until combined. Spread over the top.
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makes 1 cake