Delicious Dirt Cake Recipe

Here’s a cake that’s sure to make everyone’s skin crawl! A dirt cake with gummy worms has been a long-time favorite of kids across the country. It is a delicious addition to almost any party, year-round!

If you’re wondering how to make dirt cake, rest assured that dirt cake ingredients are 100% edible. There are many dirt cake recipes, but an easy dirt cake can be made in no time at all. Follow this recipe for dirt cake and you’ll have a simple, sweet treat that kids are sure to love!
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Ingredients:
  •  1/2 cup butter, softened
  •  1 (8) ounce package cream cheese, softened
  •  1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
  •  2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
  •  3 (1/2 cups) milk
  •  1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
  •  32 ounces chocolate sandwich cookies with cream filling (such as Oreos)
  •  1 bag gummy worms
  •  Serving dish – this can be a normal cake pan, a flower pot or even a small, plastic wheelbarrow.
Directions:
To make this recipe for dirt cake, first chop the cookies in a food processor until they are very fine. Then, mix the butter, cream cheese and sugar in a bowl. In another, large bowl, mix together the milk, pudding and whipped topping. Next, combine the pudding mixture and the cream mixture and mix in the gummy worms. Then, layer the chopped cookies and the creamy mixture into your serving dish. Be sure to start and end with the cookies! This will give your cake a “dirt-like” appearance. Feel free to create as many layers as your dish will accommodate.

Garnish the cake with more worms or marshmallow “flowers” then refrigerate until it's ready to be served. Check out the ideas below to customize your cake for different celebrations along with online party invitations you can personalize and text or email right from your phone. 




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