This novelty no-bake 'dirt' cake is made
with crushed cream-filled chocolate sandwich cookies (the dirt)
layered alternately with a fluffy cream cheese-pudding mixture
in a plastic wrap-lined flower pot, garnished with plastic flowers
and gummy worms and served with a garden trowel.
Dirt Cake
- 1 (16-ounce) package cream-filled chocolate
sandwich cookies
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 (3.25-ounce each) boxes instant chocolate-fudge
flavored pudding
3 cups milk
- 1 (12-ounce) container non-dairy whipped
topping, thawed
- 1 new (8-inch) diameter flower pot, washed
and dried
1 new garden trowel, washed and dried
Plastic flowers, cleaned and dried
- 3 large gummy worms
- Crush cookies until they resemble potting
soil, set aside.
- Cream butter, cream cheese, sugar and
vanilla until smooth and
fluffy. Set aside.
- Combine pudding mix and milk until well
blended, fold in the whipped topping.
- Gently fold cream cheese and pudding mixture
together.
- Line flower pot with plastic wrap.
- To put the cake together, layer 1/3 of
the cookie crumbs followed by 1/2 the pudding mixture, 1/3 of
the crumbs, the remaining pudding mixture and top with the remaining
cookie crumbs.
- Refrigerate 10 to 12 hours or overnight.
About 1/2 hour before serving, remove from refrigerator and decorate
with flowers and gummy worms.
- Serve by digging out portions with the
trowel.
Serves 10 to 12.
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