Salted Caramel Neiman Marcus Chocolate Bars

Ingredients:
1 box chocolate cake mix
4 eggs
8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, melted
1 box powdered sugar
1 (8 ounce) cream cheese, softened
½ cup caramel topping
1 tablespoon sea salt, divided
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
3. In a medium bowl, combine chocolate cake mix, 2 eggs and butter. Spread mixture into prepared dish.
4. In a separate bowl, mix together powdered sugar, cream cheese, 2 eggs, caramel topping and ½ tablespoon of sea salt until smooth with a hand mixer. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread on top of crust mixture.
5. Bake for 38-40 minutes. The center of the bars won’t be set. Sprinkle remaining ½ tablespoon of salt over the warm bars.
6. Let cool on the counter for 30 minutes. Cut into bars.