Nailed it!

So I found this great recipe on pinterest and decided to make it for my neighbors birthday last Friday night.  Now I think of myself as a decent baker/ creative person..... all I have to say is I NAILED IT!

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 NAILED IT!

It was actually a tastey cake, but somehow layered cakes never work out for me.  I flipped over my first one and the middle of the cake stayed in the pan.  I smushed it together and decided it would be the bottom.  I waited forever to flip over the second one and it broke into 8 sections- guess that one became the bottom :)

Here is the recipe if you want to try it

Chocolate Oreo Cake

1½ hours | 20 min prep

SERVES 16 (they must mean mice cause it would not feed 16 adults)

• 1 (18 ounce) package devil’s food cake mix
• 1/4 cup oil
• 2 eggs
• 4 baker’s semi-sweet chocolate baking squares
• 1/4 cup butter, cut up
• 1 (8 ounce) package Philadelphia Cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 cups thawed Cool Whip Topping
• 12 Oreo cookies, coarsely crushed

1. PREHEAT oven to 350°F Prepare and bake cake mix in two (9-inch) round cake pans as directed on package. Cool in pans 5 minute Invert onto wire racks; remove pans. Cool layers completely.
2. PLACE chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 minute or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 minute
3. BEAT cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add the whipped topping and cookie crumbs; mix lightly. Place 1 of the cake layers, top-side down, on serving plate; spread with the cream cheese mixture. Cover with the remaining cake layer, top-side up. Spoon glaze over top of cake. Let stand until set. Store in refrigerator.