How to Make Pudding Cake
This simple crust only has 3 ingredients that you mix together and press into a greased 9×13-inch baking pan and bake for 20 minutes.
After your crust has cooled you spread a cream cheese layer on top and place back in the refrigerator to set up for a little bit.
The next layer is a smooth, chocolate pudding that goes perfectly with the crust and cream cheese layer.
Top that all off with some Cool Whip and chocolate curls, and you are good to go!
Cut into squares and serve! Your friends, family or party guests will LOVE it!
Quick Tips
- The secret to easy, perfect chocolate curls is using a vegetable peeler!
- This cake can easily be made ahead of time and kept in the fridge until you are ready to serve it.
Chocolate Vs. Vanilla
If you’re not a chocolate lover, you could easily substitute chocolate pudding for other flavors. Vanilla pudding is a great alternative to the chocolate pudding and the chocolate curls on top could be replaced with white chocolate.
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Serves: 20
This Chocolate Pudding Cake is the ultimate dessert. With a nutty crust, creamy chocolate pudding, whipped topping and chocolate curls it is sure to be a crowd pleaser.
3 hrPrep Time
20 minCook Time
3 hr, 20 Total Time
Save RecipeIngredients
- 10 Tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip, divided
- 1 (8 ounce) pkg. cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 (3.4 ounce) pkg. instant chocolate pudding
- 1 (3.4 ounce) pkg. instant vanilla pudding
- 3 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (1.45 ounce) chocolate Hershey's bar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- For the crust combine the softened butter, flour and chopped walnuts. Mix and then press into a lightly greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
- Bake crust for 20 minutes. Cool completely.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together half the container of Cool Whip, cream cheese and powdered sugar.
- Spread carefully over the cooled crust and refrigerate.
- In another bowl combine chocolate pudding, vanilla pudding, milk and vanilla.
- Using a hand mixer, beat on low speed until thickened and spread over the cream cheese layer.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Spread remaining Cool Whip.
- Use a vegetable peeler or grater to sprinkle chocolate bar pieces over top.
- Keep in refrigerator until served.
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