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WORM DIRT CAKE

This popular "novelty" cake is a hit at children's parties, especially around Halloween. You'll receive many appreciative compliments from your guests such as "Ewww, that's gross!"

It really resembles a pudding more than it does a conventional cake. If you serve it as an everyday family dessert, rather than as a fun decorative element, it's possible that your family may not understand it!

1 to 1 1/4 lb. pkg. Oreo cookies
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
3 cups milk
1 (12 oz.) tub Cool Whip (can use chocolate)
2 (3 1/2 oz.) pkg. instant vanilla or chocolate pudding
1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 gummy worms and/or other critters

Crush Oreos. Put 1/3 of the crushed Oreos into a new, clean flower pot. Set aside.

Mix butter, cream cheese and sugar and vanilla together. Set aside.

Combine milk and pudding mix. Fold Cool Whip into the pudding.

Fold together pudding mixture and butter-cream cheese mixture.

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.

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.

Chill in refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

Submitted by: CM

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Worm Dirt Cake

· Oct 2 · #190713

Gail Whistance (New York) says:

If you use any kind of earthenware, be sure it has been tested to be free of heavy metals. Personally, I would skip the cute flower pot idea. Earthenware clays as well as glazes can contain toxins.

· Dec 8 · #189167

CynBur (Florida) says:

I made this scrumptious dirt cake and followed the instructions to the letter. Terrific recipe. Has anyone made it successfully without the butter in the cream cheese mixture? I ask because there is SO much, it made some of us sickly. Thank you for any responses and ideas. Merry Christmas.

· Oct 31 · #182654

Mary Ann (New York) says:

I think this is amazing and wonderful!

· Oct 13 · #182498

Debra (North Dakota) says:

Its best to leave the white stuff in the cookies and use the food processor. You need the extra moisture to press the "dirt' into your pot. I use more worms, but cut them in half so more people get them in their dessert. Yes, its not really cake... more like dessert... Dirt Dessert!!!

· Oct 5 · #173755

Colleen (Ohio) says:

If you want your children to have wonderful memories of childhood then you should make them this cake. At least once.

· May 30 · #155791

Connie V. (South Dakota) says:

Use the food processor to make Oreos like real dirt, no need to remove centers! This recipe always requested at family gatherings, kids and adults love it! Ice cream pail works real good too.

· Sep 5 · #143792

Jo (Tennessee) says:

I had one made for me when I was at work. I was called to personnel to receive it. I thought it was a potted plant until she handed me the spade and told me to dig in my birthday cake. She had gone all out with gummy worms sticking out of the flower pot and the flower in the center and the spade to serve it with. I was the talk of the plant joking me about the cake.

· Feb 13 · #137858

Joyce (Ohio) says:

I'm making this for my father-in-law's bday. He will be 93 and he always says he is "older than dirt." He doesn't have much of a sense of humor but I hope he enjoys it.

· Feb 10 · #137757

Crystal (Maine) says:

I like using green food coloring on coconut and using it as grass. Looks cute.

· Nov 9 · #132971

Katrina hayes (North Carolina) says:

I foubd the best way to crush the oreos up to a fine texture that looks just like dirt! If you dont have a food processor! I use a blender! I fill it to about a 1/3 of the blender, then put theb lid on and hold the blender in both hands with a finger on the start/stop button and as it blends shake the blender very easily and it only takes seconds and works perfectly! Its great! This is probably one if my top 3 favorite deserts of all time!! I love dirt cake and hate i didnt know about it until only a few yrs ago!

· Sep 30 · #131264

Heather (Washington) says:

I love making this cake/dessert. I agree that it's much easier to create realistic "dirt" if you scrape out the filling from the Oreos first. However, since the filling is arguably the best part (at least my favorite!) I take the fillings I've scraped out and blend them with cream cheese and powdered sugar mixture. It cuts down on the amount of powdered sugar needed AND makes the whole mixture taste like the filling! A true layered Oreo dessert with the cookies and delicious heaps of their frosted "filling."

· Sep 24 · #131029

Dianne (United States) says:

This recipe is closest to what I make. I read 3 different recipes & took what I liked best & omitted what I didn't want. I would leave off the powdered sugar or limit it to 1/4 cup. I also used french vanilla pudding & it takes more cookies than this recipe calls for so buy an extra pack when you're picking up the ingredients list.

· Sep 24 · #131008

Misty (United States) says:

Something everybody loves!

· Aug 2 · #128879

Cathy Kleinwort (Ontario) says:

You can buy the Oreo crumbs - they are the same as graham wafer crumbs - so simple.

· Jul 27 · #128566

Alyssa Freeman (Virginia) says:

I made this with my class at day care (5 and 6 year olds). We kept the cream in the Oreos and crushed them with our fists in a napkin (and so I taught them a new word - pulverized)! It worked out just fine. Some bigger pieces but a lot of pulverized pieces, as well, and they had a blast crushing (excuse me- PULVERIZING) them with their hands! The funny part was how hesitant they were about the Gummy worms, despite assurances that they weren't real worms (though they were real Gummy Worms). I finally gave them each apiece of one and they liked it. they had so much fun making it!

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