How to Make a Dirt Cake

Looking for a great dessert for a Halloween party or maybe a show-stopper for that potluck dinner you promised dessert for? Then try a Dirt Cake! It's the perfect way to brighten up any event and win you compliments!

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 pkgs. Oreo cookies (20 oz. each)
• 1/2 stick butter or margarine
• 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 2 small pkg. vanilla instant pudding mix
• 1 tub (12 oz.) Cool Whip
• 1 NEW and UNUSED terra cotta pot
• 1 NEW and UNUSED small garden shovel
• Foil
• Gummi worms and plastic flowers

1. 
   Leave in the cream!

   Crumble Oreo cookies in small batches in a food processor and set aside. Clean the food processor for step two!

2. 
   By hand or by mixer... the kids love to help!

   Cream the butter, powdered sugar, and cream cheese together in the food processor. You can do this by hand (like the picture) but it takes longer and you have to be sure the ingredients are mixed well!

3. 
   Choose a large bowl to mix the "wet" ingredients together!

   Mix pudding mix with milk in a bowl or food processor. Stir the pudding together with the Cool Whip. Next, add the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar mix to the pudding and Cool Whip mix. Stir together until completely blended.

4. 
   Try a plastic pot for kids parties!

   Wash and dry a NEW and UNUSED terra cotta pot. Line the pot with foil.

5. 
   Crumbles go last!

   Place a layer of pudding mix in the pot and top with a layer of Oreo crumbles. Repeat layers until the pot is full being sure to top off with a generous layer of Oreo crumbles. Chill until ready to serve.

6. 
   Great for kids parties and adults as well!

   Decorate the top of your Dirt Cake with gummi worms or plastic flowers. Try both for added fun! Serve with a clean and unused small garden shovel to dish out the dessert!

Tips & Warnings

• Try different containers for different party themes!
• Try vanilla crème cookies for a wonderful twist on the Kitty Litter Cake!
• Write the ingredients on an index card to post by your dessert for cautious parents!
• Write several copies of the recipe on index cards so you be prepared for the requests you receive!
• This is a great recipe that the kids love to help with! Get them involved!

[ajmaddox]

on 11/24/2009 This is great..Not sure why the low rating..Good directions. 5*

[perceptive]

on 10/5/2009 This article is a keeper! Thanks, and congrats on being our featured eHow member of the day!! 5*****

[cdorsey47]

on 10/5/2009 Oh! This is GREAT. I'm making it for Halloween. Thanks for the article. 5* and recommend.

[malonedwards]

on 5/6/2009 so excited to try this...always wanted to. thanks! 5*

[amylaine]

on 12/5/2008 Sounds great, this has always been a must to eat when at a pot luck. Next time I will bring it.