Description
Oreo Dirt Cake brings childhood memories crashing back with its playful chocolate layers and creamy goodness. Crushing cookies, blending pudding, and assembling this nostalgic treat makes your dessert game absolutely legendary.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 box chocolate cake mix
- 12.8 oz hot fudge
- 30 Oreos, crushed
Supporting Ingredients:
- 3.4 oz chocolate instant pudding mix
- 1.75 cups milk
Topping:
- 8 oz cool whip, thawed
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare an 9×13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Mix the chocolate cake mix according to the package directions using the specified ingredients.
- Pour the prepared cake batter into the greased pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow the cake to cool completely at room temperature for approximately 45 minutes. While cooling, crush 30 Oreo cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor or rolling pin.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together 3.4 oz chocolate instant pudding mix and 1 ¾ cups milk for 2 minutes until the mixture thickens.
- Fold 12.8 oz of hot fudge sauce into the pudding mixture until completely incorporated.
- Spread half of the crushed Oreo cookies across the cooled cake as the first crumb layer.
- Pour the pudding and hot fudge mixture evenly over the Oreo crumb layer.
- In another bowl, blend 3.4 oz chocolate instant pudding mix with 1 ¾ cups milk for 2 minutes.
- Gently fold 8 oz of thawed cool whip into the pudding mixture until smooth.
- Spread the cool whip mixture over the top of the dessert. Sprinkle the remaining Oreo crumbs as the final layer.
- Refrigerate the dirt cake for at least 2 hours to allow the layers to set and flavors to meld together.
Notes
- Cool the cake completely before assembling to prevent the pudding from becoming runny.
- Crush Oreos into different sized pieces for varied texture and visual interest in each bite.
- Use a clear glass trifle dish to showcase the beautiful layers of this dessert.
- For a lighter version, substitute low-fat milk and sugar-free pudding mix to reduce calories.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Cakes
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8 to 10
- Calories: 433 kcal
- Sugar: 38 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 57 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 4 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg