OREO Graveyard Cake

Time1h 15min
Makes18 servings

Ingredients

  • 19 OREO Cookies, divided
  • 1 pkg. (2-layer size) devil's food cake mix
  • 1 can (12 oz.) ready-to-spread fluffy white whipped frosting, divided
  • 1 tsp. bone and skull shaped Halloween sprinkles, divided

Putting it together

  1. 1.

    Heat oven to 350°F. 

  2. 2.

    Cover bottoms of 2 (8-inch) round pans with parchment; spray with cooking spray.

  3. 3.

    Chop 8 cookies.  Prepare cake batter as directed on package; stir in chopped cookies. Pour evenly into prepared pans.

  4. 4.

    Bake 24 to 29 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 10 min. Remove cakes from pans to wire racks; cool completely.

  5. 5.

    Use 2 Tbsp. of the frosting and 1/4 tsp. of the sprinkles to decorate 3 of the remaining cookies to resemble tombstones. 

  6. 6.

    Crush remaining cookies.  Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate; spread with half of the remaining frosting. Top with remaining cake layer, top side up. Spread top of cake with remaining frosting. Top with crushed cookies, letting some of the crumbs to fall onto plate.  Lightly press crumbs into frosting on cake to secure. 

  7. 7.

    Stand decorated cookies on top of cake, pressing gently into frosting to secure. Scatter remaining sprinkles around tombstone cookies. 

Tips and Tricks

Special Extra:

Spoon 1 cup whipped topping into decorating bag fitted with large round tip. Use to pipe whipped topping onto cake to resemble ghosts.  Add candy button eyes to the ghosts.

Variation:

Prepare cake batter into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray instead of the round pans. Bake in 350°F oven for 26 to 31 min. or until toothpick inserted in center of cake comes out clean; cool completely. Spread top of cake with frosting. Stand decorated tombstone cookies into frosting as directed; add crushed cookies and sprinkles. If desired, decorate additional cookies with additional frosting and sprinkles to place on cake.

Food Facts:

Trim rounded tops off cake layers if necessary to make layers level before using them as directed. Discard trimmings or reserve for snacking.

Nutrition Information

Calories:290
Total fat:13g
Saturated fat:5g
Trans fat:0g
Cholesterol:30mg
Sodium:330mg
Total Carbohydrate:40g
Dietary fiber:1g
Total sugars:25g
Added sugars:25g
Protein:3g
Vitamin D:0% DV
Calcium:0% DV
Iron:10% DV
Potassium:0% DV