Pumpkin Patch Cake with Oreos & Candy Pumpkins Recipe
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This festive Pumpkin Patch Cake combines moist chocolate cake with rich chocolate pudding, topped with crushed Oreos mimicking soil, and decorated with vibrant green buttercream vines and candy pumpkins for a fun and delicious fall dessert.
Total Time:1 hour 55 minutes
Yield:12 servings
Ingredients
Cake and Filling
1 box chocolate cake mix (any size)
Ingredients required for cake mix (water, oil, eggs) according to package
1 box (3.4 oz) chocolate instant pudding mix
2 cups milk
25 Oreo cookies
8-10 mellowcreme pumpkin candies
Frosting
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup unsalted butter
Pinch of salt
1 tablespoon milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Green gel food color
Instructions
Prepare and Bake Cake: Preheat the oven and bake the chocolate cake in a 9×13-inch pan according to the package directions. Once baked, allow the cake to cool completely.
Poke Holes in Cake: Use a straw to poke holes evenly all over the surface of the cooled cake to create spaces for the pudding filling.
Make and Add Pudding: In a medium bowl, whisk together the chocolate instant pudding mix and 2 cups of milk until smooth. Quickly pour the pudding over the cake so it seeps into the holes before it sets.
Prepare Oreo Crumbs: Crush the 25 Oreo cookies into fine crumbs using a food processor. Sprinkle the Oreo crumbs evenly over the pudding layer to resemble soil.
Chill the Cake: Refrigerate the cake for 1 hour to allow the pudding to set and flavors to meld.
Make Frosting: In a medium bowl, beat the unsalted butter and powdered sugar together. Gradually add vanilla extract, green gel food coloring, a pinch of salt, and milk, beating until the frosting is smooth and spreadable.
Decorate: Transfer the green frosting to a piping bag, snip the tip, and pipe pumpkin vines across the top of the cake.
Add Candy Pumpkins: Place the mellowcreme pumpkin candies on top of the vines to mimic a pumpkin patch.
Serve and Enjoy: Serve the cake chilled or at room temperature and enjoy this festive dessert.
Notes
If you don't have a piping bag, use a zip-top bag with a small corner cut off to pipe the vines.
You can substitute the chocolate cake with a homemade chocolate cake if preferred.
For a dairy-free version, use dairy-free milk and pudding mixes and substitute butter with margarine or coconut oil.
The Oreo crumbs add a crunchy texture and mimic soil, but crushed chocolate wafer cookies can be a suitable alternative.
Refrigerate leftovers to maintain freshness for up to 3 days.
