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! Does this Spark an idea?
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
Instructions
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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!
Comments
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William Jordan
Feb 22, 2009
Have to do this with the kids ... 5* -
Kelly Choplosky
Jan 25, 2009
I love the idea of putting artificial flowers in this dessert! How creative! 5* -
healthymomof5
Jan 21, 2009
My kids love making these kinds of things! -
ctgenie99
Jan 21, 2009
My mom makes something similar to this for Halloween, except we call it "ghost in the graveyard cake." And its delicious!! -
StoneBridgeFarm
Jan 20, 2009
I love Dirt Cake! 5*