Dirt Cake Recipes

DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Combine the pudding mix and milk in a large bowl and whisk constantly until thickened, about 5 minutes. Refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the cookies to a food processor and process until fine crumbs form. Remove 4 cups and set aside. Drizzle the butter into the remaining crumbs and pulse until mixture starts to hold together when pinched between your fingers. Pour into a 2 1/2-quart glass bowl and pack with the bottom of a measuring cup to form an even layer. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until no lumps remain, about 2 minutes. Beat the cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Fold the whipped cream into the cream-cheese mixture until well combined, then fold this mixture into the pudding until well combined.
• Pour half of the pudding mixture over the cookie crust and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle with half of the reserved cookie crumbs, then top with the remaining pudding mixture and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle with the remaining cookie crumbs, decorate with the gummy worms and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours and up to overnight. Serve cold.

DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Crush cookies until they resemble potting soil. Divide half of the crumbs between the flower pots. Set pots and remaining crumbs aside., In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy. In another bowl, whisk milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes (mixture will be thick). Fold in whipped topping. Gently fold into cream cheese mixture until blended., Add filling to pots; top with reserved crumbs. Cover and refrigerate until chilled. If desired, wrap silk flower stems in foil; add to flower pots. Decorate with gummy worms and display with gardening tools if desired.

DIRT CAKE I

Steps:

• Chop cookies very fine in food processor. The white cream will disappear.
• Mix butter, cream cheese, and sugar in bowl.
• In a large bowl mix milk, pudding and whipped topping together.
• Combine pudding mixture and cream mixture together.
• Layer in flower pot, starting with cookies then cream mixture. Repeat layers.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Add artificial flower and trowel. Enjoy!

PAY DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, process the cookies until finely crushed. Set aside 2 tablespoons of crumbs for topping., In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar. In a bowl, whisk the milk and pudding mix for 2 minutes. Add to cream cheese mixture; mix well. Fold in whipped topping., Place half of the cookie crumbs in 2-1/2-qt. container or bowl; top with half of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Refrigerate until serving.

JANE'S DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• If using a flowerpot with a drainage hole, reserve 1 cookie to place over hole to prevent leaking. Place remaining cookies in the bowl of a food processor. Process until mixture resembles dirt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and butter, and stir until creamy. Set aside.
• In another large bowl, whisk together instant-pudding mixes and milk; stir until well blended. Using a rubber spatula, fold pudding mixture into cream-cheese mixture. Fold in whipped cream.
• In a flowerpot or bucket with a 5-quart capacity, alternate layers of cookie "dirt" and pudding mixture, starting and ending with cookie "dirt." Chill at least 4 hours or overnight before serving. Garnish with candy.

EAT THIS DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Make chocolate pudding according to box and place in fridge.
• Chop up all Oreos in food processor.
• Cover bottom of 9x13 glass pan with a thin layer of Oreos.
• Beat condensed milk, Cool-Whip, and cream cheese in a large bowl until well mixed.
• Cover bottom layer of oreos with chocolate pudding.
• Layer cream mix.
• Layer remaining Oreos on top.
• Refridgerate for 20 minute.
• Eat it up!

EASTER BUNNY PUDDING DIRT CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Spread half of the crushed Oreos in the bottom of a 9x13" pan.
• In a mixing bowl, combine butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar until creamy and smooth. Fold in half of the Cool Whip and set aside.
• In a separate bowl, mix together milk and pudding until completely combined.
• Combine cream cheese mixture and chocolate pudding mixture in a big bowl and spread over the top of the Oreos in the prepared pan.
• Sprinkle the remaining Oreos on top of the pudding mixture.
• Carefully spread the remaining Cool Whip on top of the Oreos.
• Place the cake in the fridge and let chill for 3-4 hours.
• Before serving, remove cake from fridge.
• In a gallon-sized Ziploc bag, add coconut and a few drops of green food coloring. Mix together until all the coconut is tinted lightly green. Add more food coloring to get the shade of green you want to make a coconut grass for the top of the cake.
• Arrange the coconut grass, Peeps, and candy eggs on the top of the cake.

DIRT 'CAKE' RECIPE

Steps:

• Prepare cake batter and bake in 13x9-inch pan as directed on package. Cool completely.
• Beat pudding mix and milk in large bowl with whisk 2 min. Let stand 5 min. Stir in COOL WHIP.
• Cut 3/4 of the cake into 1/2-inch cubes. Layer half each of the cake cubes and pudding mixture in large glass bowl; repeat layers.
• Crumble remaining cake into crumbs; sprinkle over dessert. Top with fruit snacks. Refrigerate 15 min.

DIRT CAKE II

Steps:

• Crush the Oreo cookies in a blender or food processor; set aside.
• Cream together butter or margarine and cream cheese.
• In a large bowl, mix 2 large boxes of vanilla instant pudding (add amount of milk according to package of pudding).
• Add cream cheese mixture and 8 ounces of Cool Whip.
• Beat together until mixed.
• In an 8 inch flower pot, layer the cookie mixture, the pudding mixture, the cookie mixture, and so on.
• End up with the cookie mixture (this looks like dirt).
• Add an artificial flower on top.