Dirt Cake

This dirt cake recipe is a great conversation piece at parties — adults love it as much as children do. Garnish the flower pot cake with gummy worms; display it with a new garden trowel and artificial flowers for the full effect.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 827 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Finely crush chocolate cookies in a food processor. (The white cream will disappear.)

Step 2

Beat cream cheese, butter, and confectioner's sugar in a medium bowl until smooth.

Step 3

Whisk together milk, whipped topping, and pudding in a large bowl.

Step 4

Fold butter mixture into pudding mixture until well-combined.

Step 5

Alternately layer crushed cookies and pudding mixture in a medium flower pot, starting and ending with cookies.

Step 6

Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.

Step 7

Garnish as desired and enjoy!