Best 8 Quick Dirt Cake Recipes

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"Quick dirt cake", also known as "Mississippi mud pie" or "chocolate lasagna", is a no-bake dessert made up of layers of chocolate cake, pudding, whipped topping, and Oreo cookies. It has a similar appearance to the actual dirt and worms found in nature, hence its name. The unique textures from the cookie layers provide a mouthfeel contrast to the smooth, creamy pudding layers in this dessert. There are many different variations of this recipe that can be found online, but all of them share a few key ingredients and techniques. In this article, we will explore some of the best recipes for quick dirt cake, along with tips and tricks for making the perfect dessert.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

DIRT CAKE



Dirt Cake image

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.

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



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Crushed chocolate cookies are the "dirt" in this no-bake dessert, while gummy worms on top add even more squeal-appeal. For the pudding layers, we folded in whipped sweetened cream cheese for flavor and loft. Be sure to assemble it in a glass dish so you can see the layers. The make-ahead cake is perfect for any potluck or BBQ-or a birthday bash.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 3h30m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

One 3.4-ounce package instant vanilla pudding
1 1/2 cups whole milk
50 chocolate sandwich cookies, such as Oreos (about 21.45 ounces)
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Gummy worms, for decorating

Steps:

  • Combine the pudding mix and milk in a large bowl and whisk constantly until thickened, about 5 minutes. Refrigerate until firm, about 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, add the cookies to a food processor and process until fine crumbs form. Remove 4 cups and set aside. Drizzle the butter into the remaining crumbs and pulse until mixture starts to hold together when pinched between your fingers. Pour into a 2 1/2-quart glass bowl and pack with the bottom of a measuring cup to form an even layer. Refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Beat the cream cheese and confectioners' sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until no lumps remain, about 2 minutes. Beat the cream in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form, about 2 minutes. Fold the whipped cream into the cream-cheese mixture until well combined, then fold this mixture into the pudding until well combined.
  • Pour half of the pudding mixture over the cookie crust and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle with half of the reserved cookie crumbs, then top with the remaining pudding mixture and smooth with an offset spatula. Sprinkle with the remaining cookie crumbs, decorate with the gummy worms and refrigerate until well chilled, at least 3 hours and up to overnight. Serve cold.

FANCY DIRT CAKE



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Recipes for this childhood favorite typically call for purchased cookies, boxed pudding, and imitation whipped cream; in this updated version, everything is made from scratch. (Well-not the gummy worms. But everything else.) The classic presentation is in a flower pot, but a trifle bowl would look nice too.

Provided by Sam Worley

Categories     Birthday     Cake     Kid-Friendly     Custard     Dessert     Back to School     Small Plates

Yield Serves 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 batch chocolate shortbread cookies
1 quart whole milk
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
4 large eggs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), room temperature, divided
12 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
1 cup heavy cream
Gummy worms and flowers (for decorating)
Special Equipment
A 3.5-quart (or 8-inch) clean plastic or terra cotta flower pot or trifle bowl

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.

QUICK DIRT CAKE



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I served Dirt Cake to my grandpa and he almost wouldn't eat it! It is difficult to tell if it's something to eat or look at. That's not the case with my daughters-they always request it for their birthday cake.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 16-20 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 packages (3.9 ounces each) instant chocolate fudge pudding mix
3-1/2 cups cold milk
1 carton (12 ounces) frozen whipped topping, thawed
1 plastic flowerpot (8-inch diameter)
1 package (20 ounces) chocolate sandwich cookies, crushed
Artificial flowers, gummy worms and plastic shovel, optional

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.

Nutrition Facts :

EASY DIRT CAKE RECIPE



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Whether you want to introduce a childhood favorite to your family or need something fun to serve guests, this easy dirt cake is a tasty trip down Memory Lane.

Provided by Laura Sampson,Mashed Staff

Categories     snack, dessert

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 (15.5-ounce) pack of Oreos
2 (3.4-ounce) boxes of Jell-O Instant Chocolate Pudding
3 1/2 cups milk
1 (8-ounce) tub Cool Whip
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 (8-ounce) block cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
16 gummy worms

Steps:

  • Put the Oreos in the bowl of a food processor, and pulse to chop finely. Then, set aside.
  • Mix the pudding and milk together with a mixer or whisk. Stir in the Cool Whip until combined, then set aside.
  • Beat the butter and cream cheese together until smooth. Then, beat in the powdered sugar.
  • Stir the butter mixture into the pudding mix until well combined.
  • Put just enough Oreo crumbs on the bottom of the cup to cover it.
  • Layer 1/2 cup of pudding mix, 1/4 cup of Oreo crumbs, 1/4 cup of pudding in eight cups. Smooth the pudding in each layer with a spoon before adding the crumbs.
  • Top each cup with the last of the Oreo crumbs
  • Add gummy worms to hang over the edge and curled on top.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1270 calories, Carbohydrate 222 g carbohydrates, Cholesterol 79 mg cholesterol, Fat 36 g fat, Fiber 2 g fiber, Protein 17 g protein, SaturatedFat 18 g saturated fat, ServingSize 0 g, Sodium 854 mg, Sugar 62 g, TransFat 0 g

DIRT CAKE III



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This is a joke, a bit of whimsy to lighten up your next party. The cake is really a quick mix dessert made with Oreo cookies and soft squishy stuff. The trick is to capture everyone's attention with an announcement of some sort, and as you are speaking, trowel out some of the dirt from the flower pot around the flowers and eat it. May be followed by a worm dug out of the "dirt".

Provided by truebrit

Categories     Dessert

Time 12h

Yield 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 flower pot
1 garden trowel
3 gummy worms
1 bunch plastic flowers
16 ounces Oreo cookies
1/2 cup butter, softened
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 packets instant chocolate fudge pudding
3 cups milk
12 ounces whipped topping, 1 tub thawed

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.

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.

Tips:

  • For a richer flavor, use chocolate sandwich cookies instead of vanilla wafers.
  • To make the cake more decadent, add a layer of chocolate ganache or whipped cream between the layers.
  • For a fun twist, try using different flavors of pudding or yogurt. You could also add in some chopped nuts, fruit, or candy.
  • If you don't have time to make the pudding from scratch, you can use instant pudding mix instead.
  • Be sure to chill the cake for at least 4 hours before serving. This will help the layers to set and the flavors to meld together.

Conclusion:

Dirt cake is a classic dessert that is easy to make and always a hit with both kids and adults. With its layers of chocolate cookies, pudding, and whipped cream, it's a rich and decadent treat that is perfect for any occasion. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy dessert, give dirt cake a try. You won't be disappointed!

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