Fudgepacker's Delight

This weekend, Gay Pride comes to ABQ. It's a quaint little affair, a couple thousand people cramming the state fairgrounds with as much rainbow merch, hair extensions & body glitter as possible. Generally StinkyLulu avoids Pride, having -- ahem -- indulged in a couple much larger prideful fandangos in a few much larger cities a good while back. (Thankfully, that fancy passed.)

Yet.
For reasons that are a little too intricate to map, The Stinkys opted to join in the local pridefulness this year. And to enter the 2nd Annual Wiminfest/Pridefest Bake-Off. Really, it was Lulu that convinced MrStinky to bake a pie for the contest & then it was MrStinky who predicated his participation StinkyLu's also entering... So, MrStinky entered 2 Tart & Tangy Strawberry Rhubarb pies, and StinkyLulu entered a non-icecream variation of a recently crowdpleasing dessert, under the name "Fudgepacker's Delight" (more below).

About 30 entries in 4 categories (Pies; Cakes; Brownies, Muffins & Bars; Anything Else) were judged by really really serious queers with major sugar habits. (By far, the prissiest judges were the Pie Divas. Oh goodness golly. Put a queen in charge of pie & a diva pops right out.) Lulu's category -- Anything Else -- was judged by a rising ABQ dyke chef & a cute transman named Shawn.

And, guess what, lovely reader:

Fudgepacker's Delight WON the "Anything Else" Category!

And while the dish did not go on to win Best In Show (or any of the other overall categories), StinkyLulu was a delighted fudgepacker to win a bake-off! Without baking! So, to share the love, please find the "recipe" for StinkyLulu's Fudgepacker's Delight below.

Fudgepacker’s Delight
StinkyLulu’s Fast & Easy No-Bake No-Booze Trifle
Ingredients

Small-to-Medium Grocery Store Chocolate Cake (Bundt-Style, no frosting)
Kozy Shack Chocolate Pudding (22 oz.)
Large Tub of Cool Whip
2-3 Dollops of Peanut Butter
4-6 Chocolate or Chocolate-Chip Cookies, crushed.
1 package, Instant Pudding (Chocolate or Fudge flavored)
1 cup milk
Any thing else you feel like tossing in (caramel syrup, dried fruit, nuts, crushed candy bars)

In a small bowl, crush two ¾” slices of cake. Add 2-3 dollops of peanut butter. Smoosh until mixed. Fold dollop of pudding and stir until the mixture reaches a thick, pasty texture. Set aside. Do not refrigerate.

In another small bowl, mix 1 cup cold milk with package of instant pudding. Whip until smooth and thick. Fold in 1 ½ cups of Cool Whip and whip until the mixture is smooth and thick. Set aside. Refrigeration ok.

Spread Cool Whip along bottom of large translucent or see-through serving dish. Place six ¾” slices of cake. On top of cake slices, layer (a) the Kozy Shack pudding, (b) the peanut butter paste, (c) the Cool Whip pudding spread, and (d) cookie crumbs. Layer another six ¾’ slices of cake and continue layering as above. Repeat until layers reach the top edge of dish or you run out of ingredients. Save one handful of cookie crumbs for top. Cover dish and refrigerate for at least several hours before serving.

(NOTE: For an ice cream trifle, substitute favorite ice cream for pudding and freeze before serving.)