Tasty Tuesday:Chocolate Covered Oreo Cookie Cake

This is the recipe for the lovely, light, luscious, delectable cake we chose for The Duchess Bakes a Cake.

1 pkg devil's food chocolate cake mix
4 squares Bakers semi-sweet baking chocolate
1/4 cup of butter, cut up
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups thawed cool whip
12 Oreo cookies crushed

Preheat oven to 350. Prepare and bake cake mix as directed for 2 9 in round baking pans. Cool cake 5 min, remove from pans, cool completely on wire rack.

Microwave chocolate and butter on High 2 min or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 min.

Beat cream cheese and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Gently stir in whipped cream and crushed cookies. Place 1 layer top side down on a serving plate. Spread evenly with cream cheese mixture. Cover with remaining layer top side up. Spoon chocolate glaze over the cake. Let stand until set. Store in the refrigerator.

Makes 16 servings.