Can I make this Oreo dirt cake ahead of time?

Yes, and it genuinely tastes better after overnight chilling than when served the same day. Prepare it up to 24 hours in advance and refrigerate covered. For the most perfectly maintained Oreo crumble texture, add the crushed Oreo topping layer immediately before serving rather than before the overnight refrigeration, though many bakers find the overnight-softened Oreo topping equally extraordinary.

What pudding flavor works best?

Instant chocolate pudding is the most classically appropriate for the most deeply chocolatey and the most beautifully harmonious dirt cake flavor. Vanilla pudding can substitute for a lighter layer contrast, butterscotch adds the most warm caramel note, and cookies-and-cream pudding amplifies the most Oreo character throughout the entire dessert. All chocolate pudding is the most intensely chocolatey and the most crowd-pleasing choice.

Do I crush the whole Oreo or just the wafer?

Crush the whole Oreo including the cream filling. The cream filling melts into the surrounding pudding and Cool Whip layers and adds the most essential additional creaminess and the most deeply flavored richness. Removing the cream produces a less binding and the less flavored crumble than the whole-cookie version.

Oreo Dirt Cake Easy Baked Chocolate Hot Fudge Pudding Recipe

Description

The most decadent baked Oreo Dirt Cake made by preparing and baking chocolate cake mix in 9×13-inch dish cooling 10 minutes then poking holes 1 inch apart across entire warm cake warming hot fudge to pourable and drizzling 12.8 oz over cake into holes cooling completely whisking first 3.4 oz chocolate pudding with 1 3/4 cups cold milk pouring over cake before fully set refrigerating 20 minutes whisking remaining 3.4 oz chocolate pudding with 1 3/4 cups cold milk refrigerating 10 minutes until slightly thickened folding in 8 oz thawed Cool Whip stirring in 3/4 of 30 crushed Oreos spreading over first pudding layer sprinkling remaining Oreo crumble on top and refrigerating minimum 2 hours or overnight before serving. A completely extraordinary baked Oreo dirt cake potluck dessert recipe.

Ingredients

Scale

1 box 15.25 oz Chocolate Fudge Cake Mix plus box ingredients

12.8 oz Hot Fudge Sauce

1 package 3.4 oz Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix for cake layer

1 3/4 cups Whole Milk cold for cake layer

30 Oreo Cookies whole crushed

1 package 3.4 oz Instant Chocolate Pudding Mix for topping

1 3/4 cups Whole Milk cold for topping

8 oz Cool Whip thawed

Instructions

1. Prepare and bake chocolate cake mix in 9×13-inch dish per package directions.

2. Cool 10 minutes. Poke holes 1 inch apart across entire warm cake using wooden spoon handle.

3. Warm hot fudge until pourable. Drizzle over cake into holes. Cool completely.

4. Whisk first pudding mix with 1 3/4 cups cold milk until smooth. Pour over cooled cake before fully set. Refrigerate 20 minutes.

5. Whisk remaining pudding mix with second measure of cold milk. Refrigerate 10 minutes until slightly thickened.

6. Fold in thawed Cool Whip.

7. Stir approximately 3/4 of crushed Oreos into pudding Cool Whip mixture.

8. Spread evenly over first pudding layer.

9. Sprinkle remaining Oreo crumble over top.

10. Refrigerate minimum 2 hours or overnight before serving.

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Category: Dessert, Cake, Potluck, Holiday
Method: Baking, Chilling
Cuisine: American

Nutrition

Serving Size: 1 piece
Calories: 382
Sugar: 36g
Sodium: 679mg
Fat: 9g
Saturated Fat: 3g
Unsaturated Fat: 5g
Trans Fat: 0g
Carbohydrates: 70g
Fiber: 1g
Protein: 6g
Cholesterol: 8mg

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