Mint Oreo Overload Cake

Ingredients

• 1 box chocolate fudge cake mix, plus ingredients on back of box
• 1 small box chocolate pudding (just the dry mix)
• 1 (8 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 tsp mint extract - you want MINT, not peppermint, divided
• 1 tub Cool Whip, thawed
• A couple drops green liquid food coloring
• About 10 Mint Oreos, very finely chopped

FOR TOPPING:

• 1 can chocolate frosting
• 1 tsp mint extract
• About 10 Mint Oreos, coarsely chopped

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350* F. Liberally grease  9" cake pans with cooking spray and set apart. meanwhile, prepare the cake blend in line with package deal directions; stir the field of dry pudding mix into the cake batter.
2. spread the batter evenly among both pans. Bake in keeping with commands on box, till a toothpick inserted near the middle comes out smooth or with moist crumbs. Cool for approximately 20 minutes within the pan, then very carefully invert onto a wire rack to cool absolutely.
3. In a massive bowl, beat together the cream cheese, sugar, vanilla extract, mint extract and inexperienced food coloring with an electric powered mixer, beating until clean for approximately 2 mins. Fold within the Cool Whip until the aggregate is uniform and blended. lastly, fold in the very finely overwhelmed Mint Oreos.
4. vicinity a cake layer on a plate, flat aspect up. top with the whipped mint filling - this can be a big pile of mint filling, but you'll use it all! You need a nice, thick layer. the usage of an offset spatula, unfold it out to the rims so it's a thick layer. cautiously pinnacle with the last cake layer, flat aspect down. permit the cake to set in the fridge for approximately 15 minutes.
5. eliminate the cap and foil from the can of frosting and microwave for about 20 seconds, stirring until easy and pourable however no longer superb melty. Stir within the mint extract to mix.
6. Pour the melted chocolate mint frosting combination on pinnacle of the cake, permitting it to drip down the edges. right away top the cake with the chopped Mint Oreos. Serve immediately, or keep leftovers within the refrigerator, covered, for about 2-3 days.