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

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees (325 degrees if using a glass dish).
  2. 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.
  3. Cut the peanut butter cups into 4 pieces. Roughly chop the Butterfingers. Spread candies evenly over the cake layer.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Melt chocolate chips for 1 minute in the microwave. Add the oil. Stir until combined. Spread over the top.

  7. makes 1 cake

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