Best 9 Flower Pot Cake Or Dirt Cake Recipes

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Prepare to indulge in the delightful realm of flower pot cake, also known as dirt cake, a dessert that captivates the senses with its unique presentation and irresistible flavors. Whether you have a craving for a whimsical centerpiece at a garden party or seeking a fun-filled baking project with the kids, this luscious treat will surely delight. Embark on a culinary adventure as we guide you through the steps of creating this captivating masterpiece, from choosing the perfect container to layering scrumptious ingredients that will tantalize your taste buds. Get ready to impress your friends and family with this remarkable dessert that combines creativity, flavor, and a touch of whimsy.

Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!

FLOWERPOT CAKES



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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

1/3 cup vegetable oil, plus more for pots
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, plus more for dusting
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 large egg, plus 1 large egg yolk
3/4 cup buttermilk
3/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Quick Chocolate Frosting
1/2 cup crushed chocolate wafer cookies (about 10), for garnish
Multicolored pebble-shaped chocolate candies, for garnish
Mint sprigs, for garnish

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.

DIRT CAKE I



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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

½ cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
½ cup confectioners' sugar
2 (3.5 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
3 ½ cups milk
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
32 ounces chocolate sandwich cookies with creme filling

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

DIRT CAKE II



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Kids love dirt. Can be made in a large flower pot or 2 small flower pots.

Provided by DARLENEL

Categories     Desserts     Cakes     Cake Mix Cake Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 (20 ounce) package chocolate sandwich cookies with creme filling
¼ cup butter, softened
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 (3.9 ounce) packages instant chocolate pudding mix
3 cups milk
1 (12 ounce) container frozen whipped topping, thawed
15 gummi worms

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 288.7 calories, Carbohydrate 38.4 g, Cholesterol 17.8 mg, Fat 13.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 7.6 g, Sodium 300.6 mg, Sugar 27.6 g

DIRT CAKE



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Dirt Cake is fun to serve at family gatherings, or to give as a gift. I've also taken it to church dinners. It not only tastes good but is unique.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 12 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 package (15-1/2 ounces) Oreo cookies
2 clean new plastic flower pots, about 6 inches in diameter
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups whole milk
2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
Silk flowers, aluminum foil, gummy worms and clean new gardening tools, optional

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 534 calories, Fat 29g fat (17g saturated fat), Cholesterol 47mg cholesterol, Sodium 575mg sodium, Carbohydrate 63g carbohydrate (43g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 5g protein.

FLOWER POT DIRT CAKE



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A great non-cook recipe for children to make and serve friends or as a class cooking project. It's a fun and easy introduction to cooking for all.

Provided by Gingerbee

Categories     Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 1 8inch flower pot

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup margarine
1 cup powdered sugar
2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
1 (12 ounce) container Cool Whip
1 (2 lb) package Oreo cookies, crushed in food processor
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 1/2 cups milk

Steps:

  • Line 8-inch plastic flower pot with foil and tape.
  • Cream margarine, sugar and cream cheese; set aside.
  • In another bowl, mix milk, pudding and cool whip.
  • Gradually add to creamed mixture; mix well.
  • Beginning with oreo cookies, layer in pot, cookies, pudding, alternating and ending with cookies.
  • Refrigerate 2 hours.
  • Stick artificial flower (s) in pot with following poem:.
  • I know I look strange but dig right in.
  • The flower is fake,.
  • The dirt is cake.
  • I don't need water or Tender Loving Care,.
  • Just eat my dirt, till pot is bare.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 5731.8, Fat 314.6, SaturatedFat 171.1, Cholesterol 369.5, Sodium 6395.1, Carbohydrate 686.8, Fiber 10.3, Sugar 533, Protein 66.9

FLOWERPOT DIRT CAKE



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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

1 package (15-1/2 ounces) Oreo cookies
1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 packages (3.4 ounces each) instant vanilla pudding mix
3-1/2 cups cold whole milk
1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 new flowerpot (8 x 10 inches)
Silk flowers
Candy gummy worms

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 :

FLOWERPOT CAKE. DIRT FOR DESSERT!!



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Serve up spoonfuls of dirt for dessert right out of the planter for a very surprising and fun April Fool's Day joke!

Provided by Clever Cooking

Categories     Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 1 Dessert, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 chocolate cake
4 cups chocolate pudding
2 cups chocolate sandwich style cookies, crushed
6 gummy worms (or desired amount)
1/8 cup chocolate, rock candies. 1 silk plant and 1 clean planter

Steps:

  • Assembly -- Make sure everyone is out of the way! Watch the video: https://youtu.be/iw0FN3eH3mM.
  • 1. Layer pieces of cake, spoonfuls of pudding, sprinkles of cookie and gummy worms, here and there in the planter.
  • 2. When you reach the top of the planter, sprinkle crushed chocolate cookies on the top, covering the entire surface.
  • 3. Place a few rocks on top of the crushed cookies and insert your plant or flower into the cake.
  • Now you're ready to set your 'plant' on the table or a nearby counter so it'll be ready for an after dinner surprise!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 373.1, Fat 15, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 55, Sodium 300.4, Carbohydrate 54.7, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 2.2, Protein 5.2

JANE'S DIRT CAKE



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Martha's friend Jane Heller serves her dirt cake creatively: She presents the cake in a sterilized terra-cotta pot, then inserts sunflowers (wrap stems in plastic) into the cake for decoration.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cake Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 package Oreo cookies (16 ounces)
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
4 packages (3.9 ounces each) instant chocolate pudding
4 3/4 cups milk
3 recipes Sweetened Whipped Cream, or one 16-ounce carton frozen whipped topping, thawed
Candy, for decorating

Steps:

  • If using a flowerpot with a drainage hole, reserve 1 cookie to place over hole to prevent leaking. Place remaining cookies in the bowl of a food processor. Process until mixture resembles dirt. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine cream cheese and butter, and stir until creamy. Set aside.
  • In another large bowl, whisk together instant-pudding mixes and milk; stir until well blended. Using a rubber spatula, fold pudding mixture into cream-cheese mixture. Fold in whipped cream.
  • In a flowerpot or bucket with a 5-quart capacity, alternate layers of cookie "dirt" and pudding mixture, starting and ending with cookie "dirt." Chill at least 4 hours or overnight before serving. Garnish with candy.

FLOWER POT CAKE (OR DIRT CAKE)



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I used to make flower pot gifts years ago, and just thought this would be a great idea to share for the holidays. COOKS.COM

Provided by Penny Hall @FantasyFaery54

Categories     Other Desserts

Number Of Ingredients 8

- 1 (8 inch) new clay flower pot (cover hole with wax paper)
- artificial flowers
- gummy worms
- 1 pkg (1 1/4 lb) oreo cookies, crushed fine in blender or crmbled by hand
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- vanilla or chocolate pudding 1 pkg
- 3 1/2 cups milk
- 12 oz container cool whip

Steps:

  • 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.

Tips:

  • Choose the right cake mix: For the best results, use a chocolate cake mix. You can also use a white or yellow cake mix, but you may need to add some chocolate chips or cocoa powder to give it a more chocolatey flavor.
  • Use fresh ingredients: Fresh fruits and vegetables will give your Flower Pot Cake the best flavor. If you can, use organic produce whenever possible.
  • Don't overmix the batter: Overmixing the batter will make the cake tough. Mix it just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Bake the cake according to the package directions: Every cake mix is different, so be sure to follow the baking instructions on the package.
  • Let the cake cool completely before frosting it: If you frost the cake while it's still warm, the frosting will melt and run off. Let the cake cool completely on a wire rack before frosting it.
  • Be creative with your decorations: You can use any type of candy or sprinkles to decorate your Flower Pot Cake. Get creative and have fun!

Conclusion:

The Flower Pot Cake is a fun and easy dessert that is perfect for any occasion. It's a great way to use up leftover cake mix, and it's always a hit with kids and adults alike. With a few simple tips, you can make the perfect Flower Pot Cake that will be the star of your next party. So what are you waiting for? Get baking!

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