Description
Oreo dump cake blends classic cookie flavors with rich chocolate dessert ease. Crumbly layers of crushed cookies and cake mix create a simple, delightful treat you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 box (15.25 oz / 432 g) chocolate cake mix
- 1 box (3.9 oz / 110 g) instant chocolate pudding mix
- 1 stick (½ cup / 113 g) unsalted butter, melted
- 20 Oreo cookies, crushed (divided)
- 2 cups (480 mL) milk
- 1 cup (170 g) chocolate chips (optional)
- 1 tub (8 oz / 226 g) whipped topping or vanilla ice cream (for serving)
Instructions
- Preparation: Activate the oven to 350°F and thoroughly grease a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray or butter to ensure effortless release.
- Base Layer: Distribute half of the crushed Oreo cookies uniformly across the bottom of the baking dish, creating a delectable foundation.
- Pudding Integration: Whisk chocolate pudding mix and milk in a mixing bowl until achieving a silky, lump-free consistency, then cascade the mixture evenly over the Oreo base.
- Cake Mix Application: Delicately disperse the dry chocolate cake mix across the pudding layer without disturbing the existing layers, ensuring complete coverage.
- Moisture Infusion: Drizzle melted butter generously over the cake mix, allowing it to penetrate and moisten the dry ingredients thoroughly.
- Topping Embellishment: Liberally sprinkle remaining crushed Oreo cookies and chocolate chips across the surface, crafting a tempting and textured top layer.
- Baking Process: Position the dish in the preheated oven and bake for 35-40 minutes until the top sets and develops a subtle crispness, signaling complete doneness.
- Resting and Serving: Allow the cake to settle for 10 minutes post-baking, then serve warm accompanied by whipped cream or vanilla ice cream for an ultimate indulgence.
Notes
- Manage Moisture Levels: Control the pudding and butter quantity to prevent a soggy or overly dry cake texture, ensuring the perfect balance of moistness.
- Crush Oreos Strategically: Break cookies into varied sizes for interesting texture – some fine crumbs, some larger chunks create a more dynamic mouthfeel in each bite.
- Customize Chocolate Intensity: Experiment with different chocolate pudding brands or dark/milk chocolate cake mixes to adjust the richness and depth of chocolate flavor.
- Temperature Precision: Use room temperature ingredients and follow exact baking time to guarantee consistent results, preventing undercooked or burnt sections of the dump cake.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 11
- Calories: 295
- Sugar: 23 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg