Piggy Pudding Dessert Cake

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Servings: 24
Yield: 24 servings

Description

Piggy pudding, or piggy pie as it’s sometimes called, features a creamy filling made with cream cheese, pudding, and whipped topping over a nutty crust.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 (16 ounce) package frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 (3 9/10 ounce) package instant chocolate pudding mix
3 cups milk

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2 In a medium bowl, mix butter, flour, and chopped walnuts until well combined. Pat into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan.
3 Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Allow to cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
4 Beat softened cream cheese with confectioners’ sugar until smooth. Fold in 1/2 of the whipped topping. Spread over cooled crust.
5 In a medium bowl, combine chocolate pudding mix with milk. Mix well and spread over cream cheese layer. Spread remaining whipped topping over pudding. Sprinkle walnuts over top.