Pumpkin Patch "Dirt" Cake

Crushed chocolate cookies and ice cream make great 'dirt' for this spooky treat! This recipe was adapted from Strange-1's original pudding cake.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 541 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 drop green food coloring
• 1 (19.1 ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies (such as Oreo®)
• 2 (24 ounce) round cartons chocolate ice cream
• ½ cup prepared vanilla frosting
• 30 mellocreme (candy corn) pumpkins

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Crush the cookies in 2 batches in a food processor. You'll need about 4 1/3 cups crumbs.

Step 2

Spread 1 1/3 cups crumbs over bottom of a 9-x-13-inch baking pan.

Step 3

Cut away cardboard packaging from 1 carton of ice cream with scissors. Slice ice cream crosswise into 1-inch-thick rounds with a long knife. Arrange slices over crumbs, cutting smaller pieces to fill gaps. Cover ice cream with another 1 1/3 cups crumbs. Repeat with second container of ice cream, and top with remaining crumbs. Freeze until firm, at least 1 hour.

Step 4

Mix frosting with enough green food coloring to make it bright green, then transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a plain tip. Arrange 3 double rows of pumpkins on top of cake and pipe vines connecting pumpkins. Freeze until ready to serve.