**Indulge in a Symphony of Flavors: Discover the Delightful Flower Pot Dessert and Its Enchanting Variations**
Step into a world of culinary artistry with the Flower Pot Dessert, a captivating creation that blends flavors, textures, and visual appeal. This enchanting treat resembles a miniature garden, featuring layers of rich chocolate cake, velvety mousse, and a vibrant assortment of fresh fruits, berries, and edible flowers. Prepare to embark on a taste journey like no other, as we present an array of recipes that showcase the versatility of this dessert. From the classic chocolate flower pot to unique interpretations infused with seasonal flavors, each recipe promises a unique and delectable experience. Let your creativity bloom as you explore the endless possibilities of this delightful dessert. Dive into the tantalizing combination of chocolate, mousse, and fresh fruit, and discover why the Flower Pot Dessert has captivated hearts and taste buds worldwide.
DIRT CAKE I
This is a great conversation piece at parties. Adults love it as much as the children do. Get a new garden trowel, medium sized flower pot and artificial flower at a craft store for full effect.
Provided by Tammy Hooper
Categories Desserts Cakes Cake Mix Cake Recipes
Yield 10
Number Of Ingredients 7
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!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 827.3 calories, Carbohydrate 101.5 g, Cholesterol 55.9 mg, Fat 44.6 g, Fiber 2.7 g, Protein 9.9 g, SaturatedFat 22.5 g, Sodium 895.8 mg, Sugar 69.2 g
FLOWERPOT CAKES
Plant a delicious surprise on your guests with these springtime delights. Our chocolate cakes, baked in small pots, create the illusion of new growth. Each cake is topped with a creamy layer of chocolate frosting, a smattering of crushed cookies and candy "rocks," and a fresh sprig of mint.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes 6
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brush inside of each flowerpot with oil, and line bottom with parchment paper round. Brush parchment with oil, and lightly dust with cocoa.
- Sift cocoa, flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add egg and yolk, 3/4 cup warm water, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla; mix on low speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
- Divide batter among prepared pots, filling each about two-thirds full. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Bake, rotating sheet about halfway through, until a cake tester inserted into centers comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cakes cool completely in the flowerpots on a wire rack.
- Frost cakes with an offset spatula; sprinkle with crushed cookies. Top with candies; "plant" 1 mint sprig in each cake.
FLOWERPOT CAKE
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 2h
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 6-inch-round and an 8-inch-round cake pan with parchment paper; coat with cooking spray. Prepare the cake mix as directed; divide between the pans and bake 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool.
- Level the tops of the cakes with a serrated knife (save the trimmings). Halve the cakes horizontally. Working on a cake board or plate, stack the 8-inch layers, then the 6-inch layers, frosting between each layer.
- Hold a serrated knife at an angle and trim the edges of the layer cake all the way around to make an upside-down pot shape. Cover the cake with all but 1/2 cup of the remaining frosting; freeze 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle 3 tablespoons cocoa powder on a sheet of parchment; put the fondant on top, make a small well in the middle and put the food coloring in the well. Knead until the color is even.
- Dust a surface with cocoa powder; roll out the colored fondant into a 24-by-6 1/2-inch rectangle, trimming the edges to make them straight. Cut off a 24-by-1 1/4-inch strip of fondant; set aside.
- Wrap the wide piece of fondant around the cake, pressing and smoothing it with your fingers. Trim the excess with a paring knife.
- Reroll the fondant scraps and cut out a 5-inch circle; press the fondant circle on top of the cake to form the pot bottom. Invert the cake onto a board. Lightly brush the thin strip of fondant with water; attach to the top edge of the cake, allowing the strip to come slightly above the edge. Trim the ends.
- Cover the top of the cake with the remaining 1/2 cup frosting, then crumble the cake trimmings on top.
- When ready to serve, stick mint sprigs and edible flowers into the cake.
FLOWERPOT DIRT CAKE
Every year I host a luncheon to welcome spring. I like to surprise my friends and leave them with a special memory. This delicious cake does the trick. Sometimes people are a little hesitant because they don't think you can really eat out of a clay flowerpot, but once I explain that the pot is new, clean and lined with foil, they like the idea and dig right in!-Mary Anne McWhirter, Pearland, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 20m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 10
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.
Nutrition Facts :
ICE CREAM FLOWER POT DESSERTS
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h30m
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Slice the pound cake (frozen is fine) into 1- to 1 1/2-inch slices. Next, with a biscuit cutter or cookie cutter that fits the bottom of the flower pot, cut the slices into rounds. (You can put the scraps in a zip-top freezer bag and use them at a later date.)
- Into each of your (washed and dried) flower pots, drop a round of pound cake, lightly pressing to make sure they are all the way down. Hold a straw up against the side of a flowerpot and snip it so it's 1/2 to 1 inch shorter than the top. Then, just use that as a guide to cut the rest of the straws. Stick each straw into the center of each pot, anchoring it into the cake.
- Now, grab whatever flavor ice cream you'd like to use, and either set it out on the counter to soften it OR nuke it for 20 seconds or so. It needs to be somewhat soft for this step. Just spoon it into the pots, working it around the straw, until it almost reaches the very tip top of the straw. Clean up the top edges of the pot with a damp paper towel. Now return the pots to the freezer until firm.
- In a food processor, pulse the cookies until they resemble nice, rich topsoil. (You can also crush them in a zip-top bag with a rolling pin.) When they are nice and firm, take the pots out of the freezer. Place a couple of gummy worms on top of the ice cream, then spoon the dirt (crushed cookies) over the top. Be generous here! Place a fresh flower into the straw and serve immediately.
FLOWER POT CAKE
This is a light, creamy dessert that is lots of fun! Prep/time does not include the time it takes to bake the cake, since that may vary according to the pans you use. Do I need to tell you that you should buy a new flower pot just for this dessert? For fun, garnish with gummy worms and serve with a plastic spade. Note: RZ is refusing to understand "artificial flowers" in the ingredient list- and keeps changing it to edible fresh flowers... but you want fake ones!
Provided by Good Vibe Goddess
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 1 flower pot, 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Empty cake mix into a large bowl. Mix in water, oil and eggs. Bake according to package directions. You will have leftover cake -- I usually make mine into muffins and freeze what I dont use.
- Empty pudding mix into another bowl. Add milk and beat, according to package directions. Let thicken in fridge.
- Grind cookies in blender or food processor until you have very fine crumbs that resemble dirt.
- In a bowl, beat cream cheese and maragrine together. Add powdered sugar and beat until smooth and creamy.
- Fold cream cheese micture into thickened pudding.
- Get your flower pot (mine is about 9" tall) and line the bottom with small square of aluminum foil if the pot has drainage holes.
- Layer ingredients into the flower pot in the following order-.
- Cookie crumbs first. Top with crumbled (or small cubes) chocolate cake. Then pudding mixture. Lastly, Cool Whip.
- Repeat layering 3 to 4 times. Top off entire pot with 1" of cookie crumbs.
- Chill until set.
- Garnish with flowers. Add gummy worms if you wish. Serve with spade.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1133.2, Fat 62, SaturatedFat 25.2, Cholesterol 127.6, Sodium 1431.8, Carbohydrate 135.9, Fiber 4, Sugar 80.9, Protein 16.3
FLOWER POT DESSERT
This fun dessert is served in a plastic flower pot and with an artificial flower in the center. It's great for kids parties or just a laugh at dessert time!
Provided by BabsnTX
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Crush oreos to a fine texture, set aside. Mix the pkg of chocolate pudding with the milk, set aside.
- Soften the cream cheese and mix with the cool whip.
- Place a layer of crushed oreos in the bottom of the thoroughly washed flower pot.
- Layer the pudding mix and cream cheese -cool whip mix ending with the chocolate on top.
- Sprinkle top of pudding with remaining crumbled cookies.
- Put an artificial flower in the middle and serve.
- For some fun for the kids, put the gummy worms in the "dirt".
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1103.4, Fat 51.6, SaturatedFat 25.9, Cholesterol 48.3, Sodium 1519.1, Carbohydrate 151, Fiber 5.3, Sugar 88.8, Protein 14.2
Tips:
- Choose the right flower pot: Select a flower pot without drainage holes to prevent leaking. Ensure it's food-safe and heat-resistant if you plan to bake the dessert.
- Prepare the flower pot: To avoid cracking, soak a terracotta flower pot in water for at least 30 minutes before baking. If using a glass or ceramic pot, no preparation is needed.
- Use a sturdy spoon: When mixing the ingredients, opt for a sturdy spoon that can withstand the weight of the mixture. A wooden spoon or spatula is a good choice.
- Chill the cheesecake layer: For a well-set cheesecake layer, chill it in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight before adding the brownie or cookie layer.
- Don't overbeat the brownie or cookie batter: Overbeating can result in a tough texture. Mix until just combined.
- Bake the dessert carefully: Monitor the baking time closely to prevent overbaking. Use a toothpick inserted into the center to check for doneness. It should come out with just a few moist crumbs attached.
- Let the dessert cool completely: Allow the dessert to cool completely before serving. This helps the layers set and prevents them from falling apart.
- Decorate as desired: Before serving, decorate the dessert with fresh flowers, edible glitter, or other toppings of your choice.
Conclusion:
Creating a flower pot dessert is a fun and unique way to impress your friends and family. With careful preparation, you can easily make this delightful treat. Experiment with different flavor combinations and toppings to create a dessert that matches your taste preferences. Remember to follow the tips provided to ensure success. Whether you choose a simple cheesecake or a more elaborate layered dessert, the flower pot presentation is sure to make a statement at your next gathering.
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