Best 20 Dirt Cake Recipes

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.

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.

DIRT CAKE II

Steps:

• Put the cookies in a food processor and process until they become fine crumbs. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine the butter or margarine, cream cheese, confectioners sugar and vanilla flavoring. Beat on low speed to mix then beat on medium speed until smooth. Add the chocolate pudding mix and milk to the bowl. Beat on low speed to combine.
• Fold the whipped topping into the pudding mixture with a rubber spatula.
• Assemble in the ungreased 9x13 inch pan in layers as follows: first layer, 1/3 cookie crumbs; second layer, 1/2 pudding mixture; third layer, 1/3 cookie crumbs; fifth layer, 1/3 cookie crumbs.
• Tuck the ends of gummy worms in the cookie "dirt". Be sure to have a worm on each piece. Store in the refrigerator. Chill for at least 3 hours before serving. Cut into 15 squares, or serve with a clean garden trowel or a toy sand shovel if serving in the flower pot.

FLOWERPOT DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, crush cookies until fine. Set aside. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and sugar until smooth. In another bowl, mix pudding and milk until well blended. Fold into cream cheese mixture. Fold in whipped topping. In the flowerpot, alternate layers of cookie crumbs and pudding mixture, ending with crumbs. Chill several hours or overnight. Decorate with silk flowers and gummy worms.

OREO DIRT CAKE RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Crush half the package of Oreo cookies and spread in the bottom of a 9x13-inch pan. Mix the Cool Whip, softened cream cheese, and powdered sugar. Pour this mixture over the cookies. Mix milk, pudding, and vanilla. Pour pudding over mixture in the pan. Crush the remaining half package of Oreos and scatter them over the top of the cake. Refrigerate at least 4 hours before serving. This cake is best if made the day before you are wanting to serve it. This cake can be made and kept in your refrigerator for up to 3 days.

DIRT CAKE III

Steps:

• Using a blender or food processor, crush 2/3 of the cookies. Stir in the melted butter, then press into a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a medium bowl, stir together instant pudding and milk. chill in freezer until thickened. Using an electric mixer, beat the cream cheese into the pudding. Fold the dessert topping into the pudding mixture by hand.
• Spread over the prepared crust. Crush the remaining cookies in the blender, and sprinkle over the top of the pudding layer. chill for at least 4 hours or until serving time.

QUICK DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream together cream cheese and butter. Add sugar; set aside. In a separate bowl, mix pudding, milk and whipped topping until smooth. Add creamed mixture. Line inside of flowerpot with plastic wrap, making sure hole in bottom of pot is covered. Place one-third of crushed cookies in pot and top with half of cream cheese/pudding mixture. Repeat layers, ending with cookies. Refrigerate overnight. If desired, decorate cake with flowers, gummy worms and a plastic shovel.

FUN & EASY CHOCOLATE DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Take one large clean terracotta potting pot and clean with soap and water.
• Make one package chocolate pudding as directed on box.
• In electric food processor add Oreo cookies. Blend until smooth and looks like dirt.
• Take softened cream cheese and powdered sugar and mix/cream in bowl. You can use a hand mixer or a kitchen aide to make it easier.
• Carefully fold Cool Whip into cream cheese sugar mixture.
• Take half the pudding and add to the bottom of pot.
• Sprinkle 1/3 the gummy worms and bugs on top of pudding.
• Add half of cream cheese and powdered sugar on top of pudding/gummies.
• Sprinkle 1/3 of Oreo mixture onto the cream cheese mixture.
• Add other half of pudding.
• Add other 1/3 of gummy worms and gummy bugs.
• Add the rest of cream cheese and powdered sugar mix.
• Add rest of Oreo crumbs on top.
• Garnish with plastic flowers and gummy frogs, worms and bugs on top.

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 III

Steps:

• You may substitute vanilla pudding for the chocolate if you want, and use up to 20 oz of Oreos.
• Please use a clean new plastic flower pot or take the precaution of lining a clay pot with foil and wrap the stems of live flowers if you use them in order to prevent any toxins from entering the dessert.
• Crush the cookies until they resemble potting soil.
• Set aside.
• Cream the butter or margarine, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth and fluffy.
• Set aside.
• Combine the pudding mix and milk until well blended.
• Then fold in the whipped topping.
• Gently fold the cream cheese and pudding mixtures together.
• To put the "cake" together, layer one-third of the cookie crumbs followed by 1/2 of the pudding mixture, 1/3 of the crumbs, the rest of the pudding mixture and topping with the balance of the crumbs.
• Refrigerate 10-12 hours before serving.
• Remove from refrigerator, decorate with flowers.
• Serve by digging out portions with the trowel.

HOPPY EASTER BUNNY DIRT CAKE RECIPE - (4.5/5)

Steps:

• Using an electric mixer, whisk the pudding mix and milk for 5 minutes, until thick and smooth. Put all of the pudding in an even layer in a deep, glass serving dish. Use a food processor to blend the Oreos into chunky crumbles and spread those over the pudding. In a large disposable bag, mix coconut and a little green food coloring. Shake the bag well until the food coloring is evenly distributed and the coconut turns spring green or a light grassy color. Spread the coconut over the Oreo dirt layer. Decorate with Peeps bunnies and candy eggs. TIP: Use toothpicks to get the bunnies to stand up straight in the pudding.

WORM DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• 1. Crush Oreos. Put 1/3 of the crushed Oreos into a new, clean flower pot. Set aside.
• 2. Mix butter, cream cheese and sugar and vanilla together. Set aside.
• 3. Combine milk and pudding mix. Fold Cool Whip into the pudding.
• 4. Fold together pudding mixture and butter-cream cheese mixture.
• 5. Layer this mixture (about 1/3 of it) onto the crumbled cookies in the pot. Next, add another layer of the pudding mixture, then another layer of cookie crumbs, continuing until all ingredients are used.
• 6. As you're layering the ingredients, decoratively place several gummy worms and critters in the "soil" so they will be seen emerging. If you have a toy (clean) garden trowel, a plastic daisy, or some edible flowers, these can also be used creatively to embellish the presentation.
• 7. Chill in refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

FANCY DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Pulse cookies in a food processor until coarse crumbs form (or place in a plastic bag and pound with a rolling pin); set aside.
• Pour milk into a medium saucepan; scrape in vanilla seeds and add pod. Heat over medium until just before boiling.
• Whisk eggs, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl. Whisking constantly, pour half of milk mixture into egg mixture. (Putting a wet towel underneath bowl will help stabilize it.) Add egg and milk mixture to remaining milk mixture in saucepan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, until custard is thick and bubbles just a bit, about 7 minutes, then continue to cook 1 minute more.
• Strain custard through a fine-mesh sieve into a clean bowl; discard vanilla pod. Add 1/4 cup butter and whisk to combine. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing directly on surface of custard, and chill until cold, about 3 hours.
• Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat cream cheese and remaining 3/4 cup butter in a large bowl until smooth. Add chilled custard and beat until combined.
• Using electric mixer on medium-high speed, whip cream in a medium bowl until medium peaks form. Using a rubber spatula, gently fold whipped cream into custard to combine.
• Layer custard and cookie crumbs alternately in flower pot, inserting gummy worms at random, ending with crumbs. Stick a flower or two into cake to decorate, adding more worms on top of "soil" if desired.
• Do Ahead
• Custard can be made 1 day ahead; keep chilled.

FLOWER POT CAKE (OR DIRT CAKE)

Steps:

• 1. 1 (8 inch) new flower pot (plug hole with wax paper) Artificial flowers Gummy worms 1 pkg. (1 1/4 lb.) Oreo cookies, crushed fine in a blender or crumbled by hand) Cream together the following and set aside: 1/2 stick butter 1 c. powdered sugar Blend until thick: vanilla or chocolate pudding 3 1/2 c. milk 1 (12 oz.) container of Cool Whip Add cream cheese mixture and Cool Whip. Layer cookies and pudding mixture in the flower pot. Top with cookies last. Cookies should look like potting soil on top. Add artificial flowers and gummy worms for decoration and attach the following card and a bow to the pot. CARD: I know I look strange, but dig right in.... The flowers are fake but the dirt is cake. I don't need water or tender loving care, Just eat my dirt 'til my pot is bare.

MINTY FRESH DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Pulse chocolate sandwich cookies into fine crumbs in a food processor.
• Combine cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter, and vanilla extract in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Add milk, chocolate pudding mix, and butterscotch pudding mix; beat on low speed until blended. Fold in whipped topping using a rubber spatula.
• Spread 1/3 of the cookie crumbs in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Top with 1/2 of the pudding mixture. Repeat layers. Scatter remaining cookie crumbs on top. Chill until set, at least 3 hours.
• Cut cake into 12 pieces; poke a gummy worm into each piece.

GARDEN DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9-inch round cake pans with cooking spray.
• Combine chocolate cake mix, water, eggs, and vegetable oil in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until moistened, about 30 seconds. Increase speed to medium and beat batter until smooth, about 2 minutes. Divide batter between the prepared pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 24 to 29 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Invert onto the wire rack; cool completely, about 15 minutes. Slice 1 cake into 1/4-inch layers. Reserve second cake for another use.
• Pulse chocolate sandwich cookies in a food processor in batches until finely ground.
• Combine cream cheese, vanilla pudding mix, and chocolate pudding mix in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth. Beat in milk until evenly blended. Fold in whipped topping with a rubber spatula.
• Pour some of the cookie crumbs into the bottom of a 9-inch trifle bowl. Top with a layer of pudding, 1 layer of chocolate cake, and some gummy worms. Repeat layers twice more, ending with remaining cookie crumbs on top.

DECADENT DIRT CAKE: SIGNATURE GROOM'S CAKE OR SPECIAL OCCASION CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and lightly flour a large Bundt pan or alternatively use a vegetable release spray.
• Place the rack at the center of the oven and preheat to 300 degrees F.
• Melt, do not boil, butter, sugar, chocolate, and coffee in a medium-sized saucepan with the hot water, until the sugar is dissolved. Cool completely and pour into a large mixing bowl.
• Set the mixer on slow to medium speed.
• Sift together the combined flours and cocoa. In a separate bowl, combine the beaten eggs, vanilla, and coffee-flavored liqueur.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with egg mixture to the basic chocolate mixture. This is a thin mixture do not over beat. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and place into the preset oven.
• Bake for 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours at 300 degrees F.
• Check with a skewer to be sure the cake is cooked through.
• Cool the cake for 20 minutes before removing it from the pan.
• Barely melt the chocolate in a double boiler over gentle heat. Remove from the heat source and pour into a large mixing bowl then cool for five minutes. Add the butter, cream, vanilla, coffee-flavored liqueur, and mix on medium speed until the mixture thickens. Finally add the confectioners' sugar in small batches until the mixture holds a medium peak. If the kitchen temperature is warm, and the icing is not of spreading consistency place the bowl in the refrigerator for a few minutes, then recommence mixing. Slather the icing over the cake with an offset palette knife.

DIRT ICE CREAM CAKE

Steps:

• Line bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with waxed paper, leaving about 2 inches of waxed paper overhanging all sides of pan. Press ice cream evenly in pan. Cover with plastic wrap; freeze 2 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom only of another 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray; line pan with cooking parchment paper. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box, using water, oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes; run knife around side of pan to loosen. Place cooling rack upside down over pan; turn rack and pan over. Remove pan and paper. Cool cake completely, about 1 hour.
• Beat pudding mix and milk with wire whisk 2 minutes; let stand 3 minutes. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
• Split cake horizontally to make 2 layers. Return bottom layer of cake to pan. Use waxed paper to lift ice cream from pan. Place ice cream on top of cake layer; top with remaining cake layer.
• Spread pudding evenly on cake. Sprinkle with cookie crumbs and gummy worm candies. Serve immediately. Store covered in freezer.

OREO DIRT CAKE TRIFLE RECIPE - (4.1/5)

Steps:

• 1. Cream together butter, cream cheese, and powdered sugar. 2. In a separate bowl whisk pudding, milk, and Cool Whip. Add in cream cheese mixture. 3. Crush Oreos. 4. Layer cookie and pudding mixture and chill! ****Chill at least 2 hours before serving****

STUFFED DIRT CAKE

Steps:

• Cut a 4-inch circle out of the center of each cake (reserve the small cut-out cake rounds). Put 1 of the cake rings on a cake stand or serving platter and frost with about 1 cup of frosting. Put the other cake ring on top and push down slightly. Fill the hole with gummy worms and 1/2 cup crushed chocolate wafer cookie "dirt". Now cut 1 of the small cake rounds in half horizontally to make two thinner rounds. Use one to fill the hole on the top of the cake. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining frosting.
• Dye the coconut: Have ready resealable plastic bags or plastic containers. Add the coconut to the bag along with 20 to 25 drops of food coloring. Seal and shake vigorously until the coconut is evenly dyed. Add more food coloring, one drop at a time, as needed to get bright, vibrant colors.
• Fill the piping bags or resealable bags with royal icing. Pipe small flower petals or flower outlines onto the vanilla wafer cookies with white royal icing, then pipe circles of yellow royal icing in the centers of the flowers to create daisies. Let dry thoroughly before using. Press the remaining 1 1/2 cups crushed chocolate wafer cookie "dirt" onto the sides of the cake to evenly coat. (It's alright if some of the chocolate frosting shows through.) Sprinkle the top only with the dyed coconut so that it looks like grass. Place the decorated vanilla wafer cookies on top of the cake to look like a field of flowers. Use mini marshmallows to prop some of the cookies up at a slight angle.