Chocolate Peanut Butter Gooey Cake

Jenny found this recipe when she was babysitting. Our whole family is a fan of chocolate and peanut butter. I took it to a potluck at school and it was so well liked that they had me make 2 for the next faculty meeting. It is rich, but the calories are worth it!

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 16-20

Ingredients

• 18 3⁄4 ounces  chocolate cake mix
• 1  large egg
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted

• Filling

• 8  ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1  cup creamy peanut butter
• 3  large eggs
• 3 1⁄2 cups powdered sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup butter, melted

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
3. For crust, mix cake mix, egg, and 1 stick of melted butter with a large spoon and pat into the bottom and up the sides of pan.
4. For filling mix cream cheese, peanut butter, and eggs together with mixer until smooth, scraping down the sides.
5. Add powdered sugar and vanilla.
6. Mix until smooth.
7. Slowly add melted butter to filling and mix until smooth.
8. Pour the filling over the crust and bake 25 - 30 minutes.
9. Check after 25 minutes.
10. When it is done, the edges will pull away from the sides of pan and the filling will have browned, but middle should be very gooey. It will still jiggle.