Chocolatey Cookie Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (18 ounce) package devil's food cake mix (2 layer size)
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1/3 cup oil
• 3 eggs
• 4 semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1/4 cup butter, cut up
• 1 (250 g) package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups cool whip topping, thawed
• 12 oreo cookies, coarsely crushed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 for the cake: prepare and bake cake mix according to package directions in 2 9-inch pans.
• 3 cool cakes in pans 5 minutes.
• 4 invert cakes onto wire rack and remove pans.
• 5 cool completely.
• 6 for the glaze, melt chocolate in small microwaveable bowl on medium power for 3-4 minutes (or until chocolate is melted), stirring after 30 seconds.
• 7 blend in butter.
• 8 set glaze aside to slightly thicken, about 5 minutes.
• 9 for the filling, beat cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well-blended.
• 10 gently stir in whipped topping and crushed cookies.
• 11 place 1 of the cake layers on a serving plate, top-side down.
• 12 spread top of cake layer evenly with cream cheese mixture.
• 13 place remaining cake layer on top, top-side up.
• 14 spoon glaze to cover top of cake only.