Dirt Cake Recipe

Dirt Cake Recipe

Kids love dirt and are sure to enjoy making this recipe. Can be made in an enormous flower pot or 2 small flower pots.


How To Make Dirt Cake

Prep: 45 mins
Cook: 3 hrs
Total: 3 hrs 45 mins
Serves:

Ingredients

  • 20 oz chocolate sandwich cookies with crème filling
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/9 oz instant chocolate pudding mix
  • 3 cup milk
  • 12 oz frozen whipped topping, thawed
  • 15 gummy worms

Instructions

  1. Put the cookies in a food processor and process until they become fine crumbs. Set aside.

  2. In a large bowl, combine the butter or margarine, cream cheese, confectioners' sugar and vanilla flavoring. Beat on low speed to mix then beat on medium speed until smooth.

  3. Add the chocolate pudding mix and milk to the bowl. Beat on low speed to combine. Fold the whipped topping into the pudding mixture with a rubber spatula.

  4. Assemble in the ungreased 9x13 inch pan in layers as follows: first layer, 1/3 cookie crumbs; second layer, 1/2 pudding mixture; third layer, 1/3 cookie crumbs; fifth layer, 1/3 cookie crumbs.

  5. Tuck the ends of gummy worms in the cookie "dirt". Be sure to have a worm on each piece. Store in the refrigerator.

  6. Chill for at least 3 hours before serving. Cut into 15 squares, or serve with a clean garden trowel or a toy sand shovel if serving in the flower pot.

Nutrition

  • Sugar: 19g
  • :
  • Calcium: 49mg
  • Calories: 222kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 29g
  • Cholesterol: 19mg
  • Fat: 11g
  • Fiber: 1g
  • Iron: 2mg
  • Potassium: 104mg
  • Protein: 3g
  • Saturated Fat: 5g
  • Sodium: 161mg
  • Vitamin A: 235IU
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