BUT TONIGHT! In preparation for tomorrow's Loock family dinner, I got to work on a Dessert. What I made is my personal twist on "Better Than Sex Cake". I took parts of other recipes I found online, plus one i was taught from an Ex-boyfriend's Mother, and created a masterpiece!
Ingredients Needed
1 Package of Oreos
3 ish tbsp Butter
1 Devil's Food Cake
1 (8 ounce) Cream Cheese
1 Cup Powdered Sugar
1.5 Cups Whipped Cream
Chocolate Instant Pudding
*(Whole Milk)
*The whole milk is technically needed for the pudding, however, I found myself using it here and there through out the process. Turns out it's pretty good to have around.
1. Take the Devils Food Cake Mix, and prepare accordingly. It's important to start your cake from the get-go so it's all ready to go by step #4.
2. Take the Package of Oreos, and place them in a plastic bag (I used a gallon size, reusable one).
Now, you're going to crush the crap out of the Oreos until they are just crumbs! You may find it's easier to crush a sleeve of Oreos at a time. Once they are pulverized, place the Oreo crumbs in a bowl with the 3(ish) tbsp of MELTED butter. I say "ish" because I ended up adding a little more to make sure the consistency looked correct. In fact I added a touch of the whole milk, as well, until the Oreos were suitable to make the crust of our creation. Then you will spread it evenly on the bottom of the pan.
3. Take the package of cream cheese, combine it with the powdered sugar, and beat those together. Now, I REALLY whipped it so that it was as smooth as possible, because, well you know how cream cheese can be. Once those two are smooth as you feel is ok, take the whipped cream (I just used cool whip) and gently stir it into your mixture. Soon you'll have cheesy, fluffy, creamy delight. Take your concoction, and spread it evenly across your Oreo crust.
4. By now your devils food cake should hot out of the oven, or close to it. Allow it to cool plenty. Now, this is the real complicated part.... Take that cake apart, however you may choose, and place it generously as the next layer of your cake. Simple. As. That.
5. Using the whole milk, make your instant pudding. The instructions on the package will most likely to tell you to mix it steadily for 2 minutes, and then allow it to hang out so it will set up. BUT! This is where your agile, cat-like skills need to come into play. Spread the pudding, across the cake, before it sets up in the bowl you originally mixed it in. Having it set up as part of the cake layer will only help with the love this dessert will dish out.
6. Top off that puppy with plenty of whipped cream! Just slather it. Then garnish it with leftover Oreo Crumbs, or if there is another candy that tickles your fancy (crushed butterfinger, skor, heath) go ahead and let your creative juices flow.
And TA-DA! You have Lauren's version of BTS Cake. It's really rather easy to make, albeit, messy. The several parts that it takes to make up the creation tends to leave several bowls and spoons in the sink IF you know what I mean. Be creative. Re-use bowls. Plan Ahead.
For best results, allow your cake to Chill a while before serving. Mine will be chilling over night and for the better part of a day, but the better part of an hour will do, too. Or, dive right in! You can't go wrong with this one.
Bon-Appetit!
*I'm curious if a Blondie version would work. I'll probably try it someday. Yellow Cake, Vanilla Pudding, Golden Oreos, and the rest the same. Could work?
Oh and it was gooooood
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