Ingredients
Method
Make the Cake
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Prepare the cake according to the package directions. Combine the cake mix with water, oil, and eggs. Mix well with a whisk until smooth.
- Pour the cake batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the cake cool completely.
Prepare the Pudding Filling
- In a medium bowl, combine the instant pudding mix and milk. Whisk until smooth. Refrigerate until the cake is cool.
- Once the cake is cool, divide the pudding into two separate bowls. Add green food coloring to one bowl and orange food coloring to the other. Stir until evenly colored.
- Using the end of a wooden spoon or a chopstick, poke holes all over the cooled cake, leaving a little space between each hole.
- Carefully use a spoon or a clean cooking syringe to fill the holes with the green and orange puddings. Alternate colors for a marbled effect.
Assemble the Topping
- Place all Oreo cookies, including the cream filling, in a food processor. Pulse until you have fine Oreo crumbs.
- Spread an even layer of whipped topping over the pudding-filled cake.
- Generously sprinkle the Oreo crumbs over the whipped topping, ensuring the entire layer is covered to resemble dirt.
- Break off the bottoms of the Milano cookies to create flat tombstone shapes.
- Melt the chocolate chips in a microwave-safe bowl in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until completely melted.
- Place the melted chocolate into a piping bag or a plastic bag with a tiny corner cut off. Write sayings and dates on the Milano cookies to create tombstones.
- Decorate the cake to look like a spooky graveyard. Arrange the Milano cookie tombstones, gummy worms, candy pumpkins, Peeps ghosts and cats, and any other Halloween candies. Finish with Halloween sprinkles.
- Chill the cake in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours before slicing and serving.
Notes
This Halloween dirt cake is a fun and festive dessert perfect for parties. Get creative with your decorations to make it as spooky as you like!
