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Gooey Chocolate-Peanut Butter Cake

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  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 45 min
  • Servings 20
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Inspired by southern butter cakes, this delight is blessed with lots of butter and made easily with a foolproof cake mix.
Created Jan 21, 2018
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Ingredients

  • 1 box Betty Crocker™ SuperMoist™ devil's food cake mix
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup peanut butter chips
  • 1/2 cup chopped roasted peanuts
  • 1 pkg (250 g) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 3/4 cups icing sugar
  • Hot fudge topping, if desired
  • Chopped peanuts, if desired

Steps

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    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly spray 13x9-inch pan with baking spray with flour (do not use dark or nonstick pan). In large bowl, mix cake mix, butter, milk and 1 egg with spoon until dough forms. Spoon into pan. Place plastic wrap on dough; press evenly in pan. Remove plastic wrap. Sprinkle dough with peanut butter chips and peanuts.
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    2
    In large bowl, beat cream cheese, peanut butter, vanilla and 3 eggs with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in icing sugar on low speed. Pour mixture over chocolate mixture in pan; spread evenly.
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    3
    Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until topping is set and deep golden brown. Cool at least 30 minutes to serve warm, or cool completely. When cutting serving pieces, wipe knife with paper towel after cutting each row. Top each piece with hot fudge topping and chopped peanuts. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

  • Tip 1
    Did You Know? Southern cooks have been making ooey-gooey butter cakes for generations. This version uses popular chocolate and peanut butter flavours.

Nutrition Information

330 Calories, 15g Total Fat, 5g Protein, 42g Total Carbs, 32g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 20
Calories
330
Total Fat
15g
Saturated Fat
7g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
65mg
Sodium
300mg
Total Carbs
42g
Dietary Fiber
1g
Sugars
32g
Protein
5g
% Daily Value*:
Exchanges:
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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