Oreo Dirt Cake

Ingredients

• 1 box chocolate cake mix (Prepare with the additional ingredients listed on the cake-mix package.)
• 12.8 oz hot fudge sauce (Warm until pourable.)
• 3.4 oz instant chocolate pudding mix (For the first pudding layer.)
• 1.75 cup milk (For the first pudding layer.)
• 30 Oreo cookies (Crushed; about three-quarters are stirred into the pudding mixture and the remainder is sprinkled on top.)
• 3.4 oz instant chocolate pudding mix (For the topping.)
• 1.75 cup milk (For the topping.)
• 8 oz Cool Whip (Thawed.)

Steps

1. 1

   Prepare the chocolate cake mix according to the package directions. Bake it in a 9×13-inch baking dish, then remove it from the oven and let it cool for about 10 minutes.

2. 2

   Using the handle of a spoon or wooden spoon, poke holes all over the warm cake.

3. 3

   Warm the hot fudge sauce until it is pourable. Drizzle it evenly over the cake so it seeps into the holes.

4. 4

   Let the cake cool completely.

5. 5

   In a large bowl, whisk the first chocolate pudding mix with the first measure of milk until smooth.

6. 6

   Before the pudding fully sets, pour it evenly over the cooled cake.

7. 7

   Refrigerate the cake for about 20 minutes.

8. 8

   In another bowl, whisk the remaining chocolate pudding mix with the remaining milk. Refrigerate it for about 10 minutes, until slightly thickened.

9. 9

   Fold the thawed Cool Whip into the slightly thickened pudding mixture.

10. 10

    Stir about three-quarters of the crushed Oreos into the pudding mixture.

11. 11

    Spread the pudding mixture evenly over the cake.

12. 12

    Sprinkle the remaining crushed Oreos over the top.

13. 13

    Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

The structured recipe does not specify the final refrigeration duration; refrigerate until chilled and ready to serve. The cake-mix package ingredients are not included in the source data, so nutrition estimates are approximate and exclude those additional package-directed ingredients.

Nutrition per serving

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• baked
• chocolate
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