Dirt Cake

Kids love dirt cake! It looks like dirt, but it tastes scrumptious with its rich, chocolaty flavor and fluffy texture. Use your imagination and have fun with this. Have gummy worms "crawling" out of the dirt, serve with a garden shovel, and bury some of the worms for the kids to find by digging with their spoons. This is a dessert that's as entertaining as it is delicious!

And hey, adults like it too! If you prepare it in a glass bowl or individual serving cups (and skip the gummy worms), it’s more like chocolate mousse. I don’t know about you, but I can definitely enjoy that.

Crush one package of Oreo Cookies well, you want it to look like dirt! (throw the Oreos in a gallon sized ziploc bag and crush them with your fists or a rolling pin) Set aside until needed.

Cream together butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar in a bowl (I only had half the cream cheese so I used less butter and powdered sugar too).

Mix together milk, pudding, and Cool Whip.

In large bowl, combine part one and part two. Mix well.

Layer cookies-pudding-cookies-pudding-cookies into container of choice (glass bowl, new flower pot, etc).

Refrigerate overnight if possible. This will help the Oreos soften and the pudding set.

That hits the spot... =)

Recipe…

Crush one package of Oreo Cookies well. Set aside until needed.

Part one:

Cream together:

½ stick butter, softened

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 C. powdered sugar

Part two:

Mix together:

3 ½ C. milk

2 pkgs. Instant Vanilla or Chocolate pudding

12 oz. Cool Whip

In large bowl, combine part one and part two. Mix well.

Layer cookies-pudding-cookies-pudding-cookies into new clay or plastic pot. Pot should be 8” in diameter at top. Plug bottom hole with a plastic container lid before adding mixture.

Refrigerate overnight if possible.

Add plastic flower and gummy worms for fun! Serve using a new baked enamel garden hand shovel.