Mudslide Cake

Normally I will only post recipes I have actually used but sometimes I will pass on something similar to things I used to make. I love chocolate and have made something like this. I don't know where my recipe is. Living alone I seldom make cakes anymore, mostly brownies or cookies or I just settle for trailmix and granola for my sweets these days.

Anyway I used to make something like this and if you are a chocolate lover you will greatly enjoy it. I think my crust called for crushed grahams or plain choc crackers instead of flour.

Mudslide Cake
1 stick butter, melted
1 c. Nuts, chopped
1 c. Flour
1 c. Cool Whip from 9 oz. Carton
1 (8 oz.) pkg. Cream cheese
1 c. Powdered sugar
1 (3 oz.) pkg. Instant chocolate pudding
1 (3 oz.) pkg. Instant vanilla pudding
3 c. Milk
1 (5 oz.) Hershey's bar (or chocolate sprinkles)

Mix together 1 stick butter, nuts and 1 cup flour and pat in bottom of 9 x 13 inch pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. Cool

Layer 1: Mix together 1 cup Cool Whip, cream cheese and 1 cup powdered sugar. Spread on top of cooled crust.

Layer 2: Mix together 1 (3 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding, 1 (3 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding and 3 cups milk. Spread on top of first layer.

Layer 3: Frost with rest of Cool Whip and top with shavings from a 5 ounce Hershey's bar (or chocolate sprinkles). Chill 24 hours.

Stashing & Cooking

My son is almost 40 but I raised him as a single mother on a minimum budget and I have always had an obsession with keeping a well stocked pantry. I seldom cook by recipe instead making misc concoctions based on what is available. However I do run across a few good recipes now and then and some great suggestions for stocking your pantry. I will share them and any other ideas for around the house.