Iowa Dirt Cake Recipes

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!

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.

KANSAS DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Crush oreo cookies in a blender or food processor.
• Put half of the crushed cookies on the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan.
• Mix together the pudding and milk.
• Chill until set.
• In a separate bowl, cream together the cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar until smooth.
• Fold in prepared pudding and Cool Whip.
• Spread mixture over cookie crumbs.
• Top with remaining cookie crumbs.
• Freeze at least 8 hours before serving.

IOWA DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Blend butter, sugar, and cream cheese. Mix pudding with milk and fold in Cool Whip. Fold in cream cheese mixture. Put 2/3 of crushed Oreos in a 9x13-inch pan. Pat down. Cover with Cool Whip mixture. Sprinkle remaining Oreos on top. Refrigerate to set. You may want to decorate with gummy worms.

OKLAHOMA DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Crush half the Oreo cookies in bottom of pan.
• Mix margarine, sugar, cream cheese together.
• In separate bowl, mix pudding, vanilla and milk.
• Fold in Cool Whip.
• Mix both bowls together.
• Spread over cookies.
• Crush remaining cookies and sprinkle on top.