Oreo Madness

2-layer size devil's food chocolate cake mix
4 squares semi-Sweet Baking Chocolate*
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, cut up
1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream Cheese, softened
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups thawed cool whip
12 Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, coarsely crushed


PREHEAT oven to 350°F. Prepare and bake cake mix as directed on package in two 9-inch round baking pans. Cool 5 min.; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.

MICROWAVE chocolate and butter in small microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 min.

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

* I don't like semi-sweet chocolate so I used milk chocolate chips instead.